Buying Flowers During the Shemitah Year
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Question
Is it permissible to buy flowers during the Shemitah year from any store?
Answer
One should buy from a place with certification.
Source
One must buy from a store or nursery that is supervised to ensure no work was done on the flowers during the seventh year, due to the prohibition of assisting transgressors, and if the flowers have a fragrance, it is also prohibited as commerce. Azmera Leshimcha (Shemitah, Issue 1).
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