The Northern Arava
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Question
Is it permissible to buy the produce from the Arava during the Shemitah without any concerns?
Answer
Vegetables grown in the southern Arava (Mitva and Eilot) are practically considered as outside of Israel, and this is the practice of the stringent kashrut committees (there are those who are stringent and consider this also as part of Eretz Yisrael and do not use it due to concerns of sefichin). Regarding the northern Arava, such as Paran, Ein Yahav, Yahal, there are many disagreements. Some certifications market vegetables grown there as foreign, while others are concerned and do not market from there because, according to some opinions, this area is considered as Eretz Yisrael, and the vegetables have the prohibition of sefichin.
Source
Azmera Leshimcha (Shemitah, Issue 2).
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