Time of Prohibition on Buying Squash
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Question
From when is it forbidden to buy squash in the market without supervision?
Answer
At the beginning of the Shemitah year, although most are from the sixth year's harvest, there is already produce in the market grown in the seventh year, and therefore there is a doubt of the sanctity of the seventh year and the prohibition of 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 seventh year, which started from the 30th of Nissan 5782.