Chickpeas Sown in the Sixth Year

The seventh year (Shemittah)

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Question

A field of chickpeas sown in the sixth year and continuing to grow during the Shemitah, is it prohibited as sefichin?

Answer

If they reached one-third of their growth before the Shemitah year, they are not considered sefichin according to all opinions. If they did not reach this measure, they are prohibited as sefichin according to all opinions.

Source

Jerusalem Talmud (Maaserot, Chapter 5, Halacha 2) and the version of the Gaon of Vilna (there), see Rash (Sheviit, Chapter 9, Halacha 1) and Chazon Ish (Sheviit, Siman 20, Section 2; Seder HaSheviit by Rav Z. Shapira, Letter 2); Rambam (Shemitah, Chapter 4, Halachot 9-10); Azmera Leshimcha (Shemitah, Issue 5).

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