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# Some permit taking the Shemita etrogim outside Israel for the mitzvah.<ref>Igrot Moshe OC 5:42 writes that those who take etrogim out of Israel to be used for a mitzvah have what to rely upon since Tosfot holds it is permitted since it isn't meant to be eaten. he adds that if they're doing so because of a heter mechira it isn't necessary to protest. Yalkut Yosef (Mitzvot Hateluyot Baretz v. 1 p. 457 20:16) writes that if it is a heter mechira etrog it can be removed from Israel to be used for a mitzvah. Chazon Ovadia (Sukkot p. 289) agrees. Halichot Shlomo (Moadim v. 1 p. 200 10:30) writes that Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach recommended not exporting Shemita etrogim from Israel for the mitzvah.</ref> | # Some permit taking the Shemita etrogim outside Israel for the mitzvah.<ref>Igrot Moshe OC 5:42 writes that those who take etrogim out of Israel to be used for a mitzvah have what to rely upon since Tosfot holds it is permitted since it isn't meant to be eaten. he adds that if they're doing so because of a heter mechira it isn't necessary to protest. Yalkut Yosef (Mitzvot Hateluyot Baretz v. 1 p. 457 20:16) writes that if it is a heter mechira etrog it can be removed from Israel to be used for a mitzvah. Chazon Ovadia (Sukkot p. 289) agrees. Halichot Shlomo (Moadim v. 1 p. 200 10:30) writes that Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach recommended not exporting Shemita etrogim from Israel for the mitzvah.</ref> | ||
# It is permitted to buy and use a Shemita Etrog<ref>Igrot Moshe OC 1:186 and 5:42 explains that a heter mechira etrog is not forbidden to be eaten and so it can be used for the mitzvah. He adds that Rabbenu Tam's opinion that food that was guarded improperly is forbidden to be eaten is a minority view. Tzitz Eliezer 6:39 agrees. He also proves that this was the final opinion of the Chazon Ish (Shemita 10:6, 9:17) as well. Chazon Ovadia p. 285 agrees. However, Mishneh Halachot 12:247 writes that one should only use an otzar bet din etrog and not a heter mechira etrog. If one only has a heter mechira etrog one shouldn't recite a bracha on it. [https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/841575/rabbi-hershel-schachter/hilchos-succah-arba-minim/ Rav Schachter (Hilchos Arba Minim min 60-63)] quotes that the Satmer Rebbe was strict not to use Shemita Etrogim, while Rav Soloveitchik held it was permitted. Rav Avraham Bronshpiegel (Beis Yitzchak 5741 p. 40) quotes that Rav Soloveitchik was lenient even according to Rabbenu Tam since that is only a halacha with respect to Shemita but the etrog doesn't intrinsically become a forbidden food. [https://www.torahmusings.com/2007/09/shemitah-guidelines-for-diaspora-5768/ Torahmusing.com] quotes a number of responsa on the topic in favor of using shemita etrogim for the mitzvah.</ref> together with the other daled minim.<ref>Sukkah 39a, Igrot Moshe OC 5:42. See, however, Halichot Shlomo (Moadim v. 1 p. 199 10:29) who questions this solution.</ref> | # It is permitted to buy and use a Shemita Etrog<ref>Igrot Moshe OC 1:186 and 5:42 explains that a heter mechira etrog is not forbidden to be eaten and so it can be used for the mitzvah. He adds that Rabbenu Tam's opinion that food that was guarded improperly is forbidden to be eaten is a minority view. Tzitz Eliezer 6:39 agrees. He also proves that this was the final opinion of the Chazon Ish (Shemita 10:6, 9:17) as well. Chazon Ovadia p. 285 agrees. However, Mishneh Halachot 12:247 writes that one should only use an otzar bet din etrog and not a heter mechira etrog. If one only has a heter mechira etrog one shouldn't recite a bracha on it. [https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/841575/rabbi-hershel-schachter/hilchos-succah-arba-minim/ Rav Schachter (Hilchos Arba Minim min 60-63)] quotes that the Satmer Rebbe was strict not to use Shemita Etrogim, while Rav Soloveitchik held it was permitted. Rav Avraham Bronshpiegel (Beis Yitzchak 5741 p. 40) quotes that Rav Soloveitchik was lenient even according to Rabbenu Tam since that is only a halacha with respect to Shemita but the etrog doesn't intrinsically become a forbidden food. [https://www.torahmusings.com/2007/09/shemitah-guidelines-for-diaspora-5768/ Torahmusing.com] quotes a number of responsa on the topic in favor of using shemita etrogim for the mitzvah. Or Letzion 4:35:10 advises against using an etrog that was protected in shemita.</ref> together with the other daled minim.<ref>Sukkah 39a, Igrot Moshe OC 5:42. See, however, Halichot Shlomo (Moadim v. 1 p. 199 10:29) who questions this solution.</ref> | ||
# After using an Etrog that grew in Shemita, some say that it is best to return the etrogim to Israel or eat them before the time of the Biur.<ref>Mishneh Halachot 12:247 writes that after yom tov he says that one should try to return it to Israel if possible, otherwise it should be eaten before the time of biur. Nitai Gavriel (Daled Minim p. 296 62:6) quotes a few achronim (Rav Wosner, Rav Karelitz) who specifically wrote that the etrogim should be sent back to Israel or eaten in the diaspora before the time of the Biur.</ref> Others hold that they can be left to rot wherever they are.<ref>Igrot Moshe OC 5:42 writes that the conclusion of Pesachim 52b is that shemita fruit can have biur anywhere. Minchat Yitzchak 3:92 writes that a shemita etrog shouldn't be actively destroyed until it is certain that the time came for biur, instead it should be left to rot.</ref> | # After using an Etrog that grew in Shemita, some say that it is best to return the etrogim to Israel or eat them before the time of the Biur.<ref>Mishneh Halachot 12:247 writes that after yom tov he says that one should try to return it to Israel if possible, otherwise it should be eaten before the time of biur. Nitai Gavriel (Daled Minim p. 296 62:6) quotes a few achronim (Rav Wosner, Rav Karelitz) who specifically wrote that the etrogim should be sent back to Israel or eaten in the diaspora before the time of the Biur. Or Letzion 4:35:11 writes that it is proper to return the </ref> Others hold that they can be left to rot wherever they are.<ref>Igrot Moshe OC 5:42 writes that the conclusion of Pesachim 52b is that shemita fruit can have biur anywhere. Minchat Yitzchak 3:92 writes that a shemita etrog shouldn't be actively destroyed until it is certain that the time came for biur, instead it should be left to rot.</ref> | ||
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