Drinking Shemitah Olive Oil
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Question
For a sore throat, I drink a little olive oil, and it soothes the pain. Is it permissible to drink oil from the Beit Din storehouse?
Answer
It is forbidden to swallow Shemitah oil unless the oil is mixed with food, such as in a salad or similar.
Source
Mishnah (Shevi'it 8:1); Jerusalem Talmud (Shevi'it 8:1-2); Rambam (Shemittah 5:10-11); Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 328:32); Azmera Lishmecha (Shemittah, Issue 3).
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