Tithes from a Neighbor's Fruits that Fell into the Yard
Question
Shavua Tov. My neighbor has a lemon tree that leans over my garden, and lemons have fallen into the garden. I'm sure he doesn't mind if I take them.
A. Can I eat them in the garden one by one without separating tithes?
B. If I collect them and bring them into the house, do I need to separate tithes, and do I need to bless?
Answer
Shalom Rav
A - B. Only if the neighbor declared his fruits ownerless before three people, the fruits are exempt from tithes. One should separate without a blessing.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Ovadia Fried, shlita
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