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294Chapter 1 – Foundations of the Laws of OrlahSiman 294 · 6 seifim
  1. 1.It states in the Torah: "And when you come…
  2. 2.Orlah applies everywhere, both in the Land of Israel…
  3. 3.Orlah applies both to fruits of a Jew and…
  4. 4.Orlah fruits are forbidden for benefit, and their law…
  5. 5.Orlah is forbidden for eating and for benefit. Nevertheless,…
  6. 6.Doubtful orlah in the Land of Israel is forbidden,…
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+Chapter 2 – The Prohibition of Benefiting from Orlah: Forbidden Uses of Orlah FruitsChapter 2 – The Prohibition of Benefiting from Orlah: Forbidden Uses of Orlah Fruits · 30 seifim
  1. 1.All fruits forbidden due to orlah are forbidden both…
  2. 2.It is forbidden to use orlah fruits, their oil,…
  3. 3.If one transgressed and dyed the floor of his…
  4. 4.A garment dyed with dye made from orlah fruit…
  5. 5.Likewise, if one made vessels from orlah peels, one…
  6. 6.A get (bill of divorce) written on items forbidden…
  7. 7.Orlah oil may not be used to light a…
  8. 8.As a first preference, one should not light the…
  9. 9.Some say that even though orlah is forbidden for…
  10. 10.Trees that have orlah fruits — it is forbidden…
  11. 11.A fruit tree planted in gardens only to enjoy…
  12. 12.Some say one should not hang orlah fruits in…
  13. 13.Some say it is forbidden to throw orlah fruits…
  14. 14.Some say it is forbidden to conduct scientific research…
  15. 15.It is forbidden to give orlah fruits to one's…
  16. 16.It is permitted to use orlah fruits for healing…
  17. 17.A medicine made from juice squeezed from papaya peel…
  18. 18.Orlah fruits that have become unfit for human consumption…
  19. 19.Soap known to have been made from orlah fruits…
  20. 20.There is no way to permit orlah fruits by…
  21. 21.It has already been explained that it is forbidden…
  22. 22.One who did not know that the fruit was…
  23. 23.One who betroths a woman with orlah fruits —…
  24. 24.One who bought land or some item from his…
  25. 25.It is forbidden to carry orlah fruits on Shabbat,…
  26. 26.An orlah fruit that became mixed with other fruits…
  27. 27.It is forbidden to take an orlah fruit and…
  28. 28.It is forbidden to bury orlah fruits in the…
  29. 29.It is permitted to recite the Blessing on Trees…
  30. 30.One who blessed over a new fruit the blessing…
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+Chapter 3 – How the Years of Orlah Are CountedChapter 3 – How the Years of Orlah Are Counted · 9 seifim
  1. 1.We have already explained above that the three years…
  2. 2.The three years of orlah stated in the Torah…
  3. 3.One who plants on the 16th of Av —…
  4. 4.It has already been explained that if the tree…
  5. 5.If one is uncertain whether he planted by the…
  6. 6.If one planted in the days between Rosh Hashanah…
  7. 7.The counting of the years of orlah in leap…
  8. 8.A lemon orchard, where, as is known, many of…
  9. 9.In order to prevent a mixture of orlah fruits…
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+Chapter 4 – Plantings Exempt from the Prohibition of OrlahChapter 4 – Plantings Exempt from the Prohibition of Orlah · 19 seifim
  1. 1.Even with a fruit-bearing tree, if it was planted…
  2. 2.One who plants a fruit tree for a fence…
  3. 3.A tree that was planted partly for a fence,…
  4. 4.If one planted the tree for the purpose of…
  5. 5.Fruit trees planted for ornamental purposes only, and not…
  6. 6.If one planted a fruit tree, and his entire…
  7. 7.An etrog tree planted for the mitzvah of the…
  8. 8.A date palm tree planted only for the sake…
  9. 9.An olive tree planted to produce oil for lighting,…
  10. 10.One who plants a fruit tree on his own…
  11. 11.One who plants a fruit tree in the public…
  12. 12.A fruit tree that grew up by itself in…
  13. 13.Some say that if a seed fell and a…
  14. 14.One who stole land and planted on it is…
  15. 15.One who consecrates land to a synagogue, or for…
  16. 16.One who plants inside the house, and likewise one…
  17. 17.One who plants fruit trees on a ship is…
  18. 18.Some say that a tree that survives only three…
  19. 19.A lemon tree and the like, that was planted…
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+Chapter 5 – What the Prohibition of Orlah Applies ToChapter 5 – What the Prohibition of Orlah Applies To · 36 seifim
  1. 1.The prohibition of orlah applies only to species of…
  2. 2.The prohibition of orlah applies only to the fruits…
  3. 3.It is permitted to make furniture and the like…
  4. 4.It is permitted to use the trunk of an…
  5. 5.It is permitted to decorate homes and synagogues on…
  6. 6.Likewise it is permitted to place an eruv techumin…
  7. 7.It is permitted to build a sukkah from boards…
  8. 8.The prohibition of eating and benefiting in orlah applies…
  9. 9.Juice from orlah fruits or from orlah peels, or…
  10. 10.Grapes, olives, and carobs are not forbidden due to…
  11. 11.The prohibition of orlah applies also to grapes that…
  12. 12.The caper-berries (aviyonot) of the caper bush, and its…
  13. 13.Eggplants are not subject to orlah. Likewise tomatoes are…
  14. 14.The custom is to be lenient regarding what is…
  15. 15.The papaya fruit, which bears fruit already in its…
  16. 16.The law of orlah does not apply to bananas,…
  17. 17.The pineapple fruit is not considered a tree, and…
  18. 18.The law of orlah does not apply to sugarcane.
  19. 19.The passionflower plant is not treated as a tree,…
  20. 20.The leaves of "khat" are not subject to the…
  21. 21.Tablets that are swallowed, and have no taste on…
  22. 22.One who plants a fruit tree for medicinal purposes,…
  23. 23.Fruits not fit for human consumption, and fit only…
  24. 24.Grapevine leaves are not forbidden due to orlah, and…
  25. 25.Field strawberries (tut sadeh) are exempt from orlah. But…
  26. 26.Small bitter almonds — since one blesses over them,…
  27. 27.There is no law of orlah in bell peppers,…
  28. 28.The prickly pear cactus (tzabar) is considered a tree…
  29. 29.Some say the law of orlah applies to the…
  30. 30.Orlah spices/fragrant plants are subject to the law of…
  31. 31.Regarding orlah rose petals, some say the law of…
  32. 32.The poskim disagree regarding ginger, whether the law of…
  33. 33.The sanctity of Shemitah does not apply to orlah,…
  34. 34.The law of orlah does not apply to tea…
  35. 35.Some say the law of orlah does not apply…
  36. 36.There is a question as to whether the law…
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+Chapter 6 – Partnership Between a Jew and a Non-Jew in an Orlah OrchardChapter 6 – Partnership Between a Jew and a Non-Jew in an Orlah Orchard · 6 seifim
  1. 1.One who planted fruit trees and wishes to minimize…
  2. 2.Also in the Land of Israel it is permitted…
  3. 3.It is permitted for a Jew to say to…
  4. 4.A Jew and a non-Jew who were partners in…
  5. 5.We have already explained above that it is forbidden…
  6. 6.A non-Jew who sells fruits and says they are…
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+Chapter 7 – The Law of Orlah in Pots, and Transferring SaplingsChapter 7 – The Law of Orlah in Pots, and Transferring Saplings · 6 seifim
  1. 1.One who plants a fruit tree inside a flowerpot,…
  2. 2.Peach saplings and the like that had been sitting…
  3. 3.A fruit tree that was uprooted and moved to…
  4. 4.A fruit tree over which the years of orlah…
  5. 5.A vineyard where they wanted to change the variety,…
  6. 6.A tree that was uprooted and a root remained…
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+Chapter 8 – Orlah in Grafting and LayeringChapter 8 – Orlah in Grafting and Layering · 9 seifim
  1. 1.One who plants a seed, or plants a branch,…
  2. 2.One who grafts a scion onto a tree is…
  3. 3.Some say the law of orlah applies to layering…
  4. 4.A branch that was layered and took root, while…
  5. 5.If there were fruits on that branch at the…
  6. 6.The custom of farmers is to layer grapevines every…
  7. 7.A non-Jew who grafted a fruit tree onto a…
  8. 8.One who grafts a branch over which the three…
  9. 9.One who planted a large vineyard and it did…
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+Chapter 9 – Orlah in the Four SpeciesChapter 9 – Orlah in the Four Species · 7 seifim
  1. 1.Even one who plants a tree for the sake…
  2. 2.As a first preference, one should buy etrogim of…
  3. 3.Since the etrog tree has thorns, some plant it…
  4. 4.A date palm tree planted only for the sake…
  5. 5.An orlah etrog that became mixed with another valid…
  6. 6.It is forbidden to smell an orlah etrog. But…
  7. 7.The law of orlah does not apply either to…
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+Chapter 10 – The Law of Doubtful Orlah (Buying Fruit Where There Is Concern for Orlah)Chapter 10 – The Law of Doubtful Orlah (Buying Fruit Where There Is Concern for Orlah) · 9 seifim
  1. 1.Doubtful orlah in the Land of Israel is forbidden,…
  2. 2.In places conquered by those who came up from…
  3. 3.Grapes sold in the market, where there is a…
  4. 4.One who requests approval from the Rabbinate that his…
  5. 5.Orlah fruits certainly mixed with fruits permitted for eating…
  6. 6.A single witness is believed in matters of prohibition…
  7. 7.One who testifies about fruits that they are orlah,…
  8. 8.An owner of vineyards who also has an orlah…
  9. 9.A non-Jew who was selling fruits and said they…
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+Chapter 11 – The Law of Neta Reva'i (Fourth-Year Fruit)Siman 294 (continued) · 26 seifim
  1. 1.It states in the Torah: "And in the fourth…
  2. 2.Nowadays the redemption is performed on a coin that…
  3. 3.As a first preference, one should redeem the fruits…
  4. 4.One who has an orchard of fourth-year fruits, and…
  5. 5.Even though from the Torah anyone may redeem the…
  6. 6.Some say that fruits growing in Jerusalem nowadays may…
  7. 7.Neta reva'i fruits, which are forbidden in the fourth…
  8. 8.Some say that reva'i fruits are also forbidden for…
  9. 9.By strict law, just as one can redeem neta…
  10. 10.How does one redeem fruits of neta reva'i? After…
  11. 11.Nowadays one may redeem neta reva'i even onto a…
  12. 12.Some have the custom of reciting the formula for…
  13. 13.One should not bless Shehecheyanu at the time of…
  14. 14.After redeeming the fruits, the fruits are permitted for…
  15. 15.One should determine precisely the day of planting and…
  16. 16.Some have the custom of saying, after redeeming the…
  17. 17.The law of neta reva'i applies in the Land…
  18. 18.It has already been explained that the redemption performed…
  19. 19.Neta reva'i fruits whose taste has become spoiled —…
  20. 20.We have already explained that one does not separate…
  21. 21.If one forgot the day of planting and is…
  22. 22.One who has fourth-year fruit trees, and needs to…
  23. 23.One who has fourth-year fruits still attached to the…
  24. 24.Neta reva'i applies also in the Sabbatical year (Shemitah);…
  25. 25.Also the owners, or those in charge of the…
  26. 26.One who is concerned that those who come to…
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