Important Notice from the Machon Torah V’Haaretz
The following notification from the Torah & Land Institute was received by email on Tuesday, August 18, 2009. The original Hebrew text appears below this English translation:  

Apples being sold today in the marketplace fall into one of three categories:
1.    “Anna” Apples are from eighth year
2.    Yellow apples are either from seventh year and some eighth. Unfortunately, in most places, they are not marked and they are mixed, 7th and 8th year fruit. This situation will continue until 10 Elul at the very least.
3.    Sour apples from Israel are all seventh year and therefore must be handled with the kedusha of shmitah fruits and all accompanying halachot.

Rabbi Yehuda Halevy Amichai
Director of the institute’s rabbinical staff

לידיעת הציבור:

התפוחים המשווקים כעת בשוק יש בהם שלשה סוגים:

1. תפוחי ענה הם של שמינית (נגמרה העונה).

2. תפוחים מוזהבים חלקם של שביעית וחלקם של שמינית, לצערנו ברוב המקומות לא מסמנים אם הפירות משל שביעית או שמינית, ויש בכך ערבוביא. דבר זה ימשך לפחות עד י’ אלול תשס”ט.

3. התפוח החמוץ מתוצרת הארץ כולו של שביעית, ויש בו קדושת שביעית לכל דיניו.

בברכת התורה והארץ

הרב יהודה הלוי עמיחי

ראש רבני מכון התורה והארץ

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Correction: Rabbi Yitzchak Pinchas Kalish
For those who took part in the recent shuk walking tours, I quoted Rabbi Pinchas Farkash of the Rabbanut regarding trumot and ma’asrot in some of the tours.

I was referring to Rav Yitzchak Pinchas Kalish. Confused the name. Sorry for the inaccuracy but the statements quoted in his name were accurate.

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