Selling Fruits of the Sabbatical Year
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Question
Hello, A person who has a field and declared it ownerless in the Sabbatical year. Another person decides to gather the produce and sell it through an agent — the Mishnah states that this is permitted. Can the owner of the field also declare it ownerless, then immediately gather it again and give it to someone to sell for him?
Answer
Hello
The owner of the field and another person are permitted to gather produce only in an amount that a person typically gathers for personal use, not in a commercial quantity.
After gathering in such an amount, he can sell and then gather again in the same amount.
Source
Rambam, Laws of the Sabbatical and Jubilee Years, Chapter 6, Halacha 1
One should not engage in commerce with the fruits of the Sabbatical year, but if he wishes to sell a small amount of the fruits of the Sabbatical year, he may sell,