Time of Prohibition on Buying Pepper

Prohibition of trade

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Question

From when is it forbidden to buy pepper in the market without supervision?

Answer

3rd of Tishrei 5782, the prohibition includes both green, red, or any other color sweet pepper [garden pepper] and green, red, or any other color hot pepper [chili]. Anything of this kind harvested from Rosh Hashanah is sanctified with the sanctity of Shemitah, and there is a prohibition on commerce. However, according to the Rambam, the prohibition of sefichin applies from this time, but according to the Rash and Ramban, the prohibition of sefichin will apply only from the time the species began to grow in the Shemitah, and the time needs to be clarified. Most pepper varieties are annual, in the case of a perennial variety, there is no prohibition of sefichin.

Source

Azmera Leshimcha (Shemitah Times).

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