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Why can you buy dry fruit from an Am Ha'aretz?
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ואינו לוקח ממנו לח. כתב הר"ב אבל יבש וכו' ונאמן עם הארץ לומר הפירות הללו לא הוכשרו וכו'. הכי תני בירושלמי. וטעמא דהא ...
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Why are there three different lists of ownerless produce?
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The Mishna Rishona to Shevi'it 7:1 says that the three cases are listed separately because they have different laws.
The Mishna in Demay is dealing with fruits that grow by ...
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Why do you need a chazakah and a sefeik sefeikah in Demai 1:1?
I. The concept of Demai. Mishna Maaser Sheni 5, 15:
Yochanan the High Priest and in his day, no one had to ask about Demai
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