Laws of Shemitah Sanctity in a Restaurant
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Question
A person eating in a restaurant during the Shemitah year, where the vegetables are "non-Jewish" produce, must they observe the sanctity of Shemitah with the leftovers?
Answer
The responsibility to observe the sanctity of the leftovers lies with the restaurant owners, and the individual is not responsible for what the restaurant owner actually does. However, when paying for the meal, they should stipulate with the seller that they are paying only for items that do not have Shemitah sanctity and for the service, but the items that do have Shemitah sanctity are received as a gift. [However, they must remember that if they ordered a pizza with tomato toppings and agreed with the seller that the price of the pizza is higher and the topping is a gift, in case the seller forgot to bring the gift or it is not to their satisfaction, they have no right to complain].
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