israeli vegetables
by rabbichaimmoshe - Friday, February 26 2010, 03:38 PM
  i see that Rav Heineman has issued a strong statement regarding terumos umaasros. could you please broaden the issue as to what the real shalos are on vegetables. i remember that there was 1-a question whether terumos umaasros bzman hazeh are deorayso or miderabanan. since vegetables are also miderabanan and supposedly the Rabbonut maasers the produce going to chutz laoretz-then is it not a sfek sefeka derabanan or at least a sefeka derabanan?
Re: israeli vegetables
by rabbizvigoldberg - Friday, May 14 2010, 09:46 AM
  Your question really hinges on whether the Israeli Rabbinate takes the maaser(tithes) off of produce before export. Our understanding is that they generally do not. Our position of requiring tithing on imported produce is in line with all the major US agencies. Best Regards