Selling Fruits from Abroad
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Question
Is it permissible to sell fruits coming from abroad in a store as usual during the Sabbatical year?
Answer
It is sufficient to label the produce as originating from abroad, and then it is permissible to sell it as usual in the store.
Source
Fruits and vegetables coming from abroad and sold in the usual manner in other years, even though Rambam (Shemita and Yovel, Ch. 6, Halacha 5) wrote that one should not sell foreign fruits by measure, weight, and number unless it is evident that they are from abroad, to avoid confusion with the fruits of the Land of Israel which may be sold as usual. Nevertheless, vegetables are sold in the usual manner, as Chazon Ish wrote (Sheviit, Siman 14, Se'if Katan 12) that there is no such concern with vegetables because vegetables grown in the land are prohibited due to the prohibition of spontaneous growth. And although there is concern with fruits, it seems that if the fruits are labeled as being from abroad, there is room to be lenient and sell them as usual. [Regarding the sanctity of the seventh year, Chazon Ish wrote there that in any case, even when it is not evident that they are from abroad, they do not have the sanctity of the seventh year]. Azmera Leshimcha (Shemita, Issue 2).
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