Potato and Butternut Squash after Shemitah
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Question
I saw in the lists of the Rabbi, shlita, that potatoes and butternut squash should not be purchased without supervision until the 15th of Tevet. I wanted to understand the reason for the prohibition, as there was no decree on the prohibition of sefichin after Hanukkah?
Answer
Shalom and blessings
Indeed, there is no prohibition of sefichin after Hanukkah, but until the date you mentioned, these types of vegetables are often harvested during the Shemitah year, and they are sacred by law, not due to the decree of sefichin.