{"id":3240,"date":"2015-10-27T04:02:58","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T04:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kosherquest.org\/TEST\/?p=3240"},"modified":"2015-11-04T20:39:39","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T20:39:39","slug":"from-israel-shmitta-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kosherquest.org\/TEST\/from-israel-shmitta-update\/","title":{"rendered":"From Israel: Shmitta Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following chart is a list of Shemitta dates for fruit and vegetables from Eretz Yisroel&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Fruit<br \/>\nAlmond (dry) &#8211; Avoid from beginning of Sept. 2015 until middle of Sept. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Almond (green) &#8211; Avoid from Beginning of May 2015 until middle of May 2016<\/p>\n<p>Apple &#8211; Avoid from middle of May 2015 until middle of July 2016<\/p>\n<p>Apricot &#8211; Avoid from beginning of April 2015 until middle of May 2016<\/p>\n<p>Avocado &#8211; Avoid from middle of July 2015 until the end of July 2016<\/p>\n<p>Blueberry &#8211; Avoid from middle of Dec. 2015 until middle of Jan. 2017<\/p>\n<p>Carambola\/Star Fruit &#8211; Avoid from middle of Sept. 2015 until the beginning of Sept. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Carob &#8211; Avoid from beginning of Sept. 2015 until the end of Oct. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Cherry &#8211; Avoid from the middle of April 2015 until the beginning of June 2016<\/p>\n<p>Clementine &#8211; Avoid from the beginning of Sept. 2015 until the beginning of Sept. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Dates &#8211; Avoid from the beginning of Aug. 2015 until the beginning of Oct. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Etrog &#8211; Avoid from the middle of Sept. 2015 until the beginning of May 2016<\/p>\n<p>Feijoa &#8211; Avoid from the beginning of Sept. 2015 until the middle of Nov. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Fig &#8211; Avoid from the beginning of April 2015 until the middle of May 2016<\/p>\n<p>Grapefruit &#8211; Avoid from the middle of Aug. 2015 until the beginning of Nov. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Grapes (table) &#8211; Avoid from the middle of March 2015 until the middle of April 2016<\/p>\n<p>Grapes (wine) &#8211; Avoid from the end of June 2015 until the beginning of July 2016<\/p>\n<p>Guava &#8211; Avoid from the middle of July 2015 until the beginning of Sept. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Hazelnut &#8211; Not grown in Israel<\/p>\n<p>Kiwi &#8211; Avid from the middle of Aug. 2015 until the beginning of Sept. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Kumquat &#8211; Avoid from the end of Oct. 2015 until the middle of Nov. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Lemon &#8211; Avoid from the beginning of May 2015 until the middle of June 2016<\/p>\n<p>Lima &#8211; Avoid from the middle of June 2015 until the beginning of July 2016<\/p>\n<p>Longan &#8211; Avoid from the middle of May 2015 until the middle of June 2016<\/p>\n<p>Loquat &#8211; Avoid from the beginning of Feb. 2015 until the middle of Feb. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Lychee\/Litshi &#8211; Avoid from the middle of June 2015 until the middle of June 2016<\/p>\n<p>Mandarin &#8211; Avoid from the beginning of Sept. 2015 until the middle of Sept. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Mango &#8211; Avoid from the beginning of June 2015 until the middle of June 2016<\/p>\n<p>Mulberry &#8211; Avoid from the beginning of May 2015 until the middle of June 2016<\/p>\n<p>Nectarine &#8211; Avoid from the beginning of Feb. 2015 until the middle of Feb. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Olive Oil &#8211; Avoid from the middle of Sept. 2015 until the beginning of Nov. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Olives &#8211; Avoid from the middle of July 2015 until the middle of Sept. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Oranges &#8211; Avoid from the middle of Aug. 2015 until the end of Nov. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Peaches &#8211; Avoid from the end of Jan. 2016 until the middle of March 2017<\/p>\n<p>Pears &#8211; Avoid from the middle of June 2015 until the middle of July 2016<\/p>\n<p>Pecan Nut &#8211; Avoid from the middle of Sept. 2015 until the beginning of Nov. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Persimmon &#8211; Avoid from the end of Aug. 2015 until the beginning of Sept. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Pistachio &#8211; Avoid from the beginning of Aug. 2015 until the beginning of Aug. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Plum (European) &#8211; Avoid from the end of July 2015 until the end of Sept. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Plum (Japanese) &#8211; Avoid from the end of April 2015 until the beginning of May 2016<\/p>\n<p>Pomegranate &#8211; Avoid from the middle of July 2015 until the beginning of Aug. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Pomelo &#8211; Avoid from the middle of Aug. 2015 until the beginning of Nov. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Prickly Pear &#8211; Avoid from the middle of May 2015 until the beginning of June 2016<\/p>\n<p>Qunice &#8211; Avoid from the beginning of July 2015 until the end of Aug. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Sugar-Apple\/Anona &#8211; Avoid from the middle of July 2015 until the middle of Oct. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Walnut &#8211; Avoid from the middle of Sept. 2015 until the middle of Sept. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Witch Hazel &#8211; Not grown in Israel<\/p>\n<p>Grains\/Seeds<br \/>\nBarley &#8211; Avoid from the beginning of May 2015 until the middle of July 2016<\/p>\n<p>Broad Bean &#8211; Avoid from the beginning of April 2015 until the beginning of July 2016<\/p>\n<p>Caraway &#8211; Not grown in Israel<\/p>\n<p>Chickpeas &#8211; Avoid from the beginning of June 2015 until the middle of July 2016<\/p>\n<p>Coriander Seeds = Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the beginning of June 2016<\/p>\n<p>Dried Beans &#8211; Not grown in Israel<\/p>\n<p>Ginger &#8211; Not grown in Israel<\/p>\n<p>Lentils &#8211; Not grown in Israel<\/p>\n<p>Millet &#8211; Avoid from the end of July of 2015 until the middle of Aug. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Oats &#8211; Not grown in Israel<\/p>\n<p>Peanuts &#8211; Avoid from the beginning of Sept. 2015 until the end of Sept. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Peas &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the end of Dec. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Popcorn &#8211; Avoid from the end of July 2015 until the beginning of Aug. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Poppy Seeds &#8211; Not grown in Israel<\/p>\n<p>Pumpkin Seeds &#8211; Not grown in Israel<\/p>\n<p>Rice &#8211; Not grown in Israel<\/p>\n<p>Soy &#8211; Not grown in Israel<\/p>\n<p>Sunflower Seeds &#8211; Avoid from the middle of Aug. 2015 until the end of Sept. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Watermelon Seeds &#8211; Avoid from the middle of June 2015 until the end of Sept. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Wheat &#8211; Not grown in Israel<\/p>\n<p>Vegetables<br \/>\nArtichoke &#8211; Avoid from the beginning of Nov. 2014 until &#8211; Not Applicable<\/p>\n<p>Asparagus &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until &#8211; Not Applicable<\/p>\n<p>Aubergine\/Eggplant &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Banana &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until &#8211; Not Applicalbe<\/p>\n<p>Basil &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Beet &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Beet Leaves &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the end of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Broccoli &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Cabbage (red) &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Cabbage (white\/green) &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Carrots &#8211; Avoid from the beginning of Oct. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Cauliflower &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Celery Root &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Coriander &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Corn on the Cob &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the end of Dec. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Cucumber &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of No. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Dill &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the beginning of Nov. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Garlic &#8211; Avoid from the end of Jan. 2015 until the beginning of April 2016<\/p>\n<p>Horseradish &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Jerusalem Artichoke &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Kohlrabi &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the end of Oct. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Leek &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Lettuce &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the end of Oct. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Melon &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Mint &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until &#8211; Not Applicable<\/p>\n<p>Okra &#8211; Not Applicable<\/p>\n<p>Onion &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the beginning of March 2016<\/p>\n<p>Onion Head &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the end of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Parsley Leaves &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Pepper (sweet\/bell) &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Pineapple &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until &#8211; Not Applicable<\/p>\n<p>Potato &#8211; Avoid from the end of Oct. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Pumpkin &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Aug. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Scallion\/Spring Onion &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the end of Nov. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Spinach &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Nov. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Squash &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the beginning of Aug. 2016<\/p>\n<p>Strawberry &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Sting Beans &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the end of Nov. 2015<\/p>\n<p>String Peas &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Sweet Potato &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Tomato &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Turnip &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Watermelon &#8211; Avoid from the end of Sept. 2014 until the middle of Dec. 2015<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following chart is a list of Shemitta dates for fruit and vegetables from Eretz Yisroel&#8230; Fruit Almond (dry) &#8211; Avoid from beginning of Sept. 2015 until middle of Sept. 2016 Almond (green) &#8211; Avoid from Beginning of May 2015 until middle of May 2016 Apple &#8211; Avoid from middle of May 2015 until middle [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3556,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-alerts","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosherquest.org\/TEST\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosherquest.org\/TEST\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosherquest.org\/TEST\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosherquest.org\/TEST\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosherquest.org\/TEST\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kosherquest.org\/TEST\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosherquest.org\/TEST\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosherquest.org\/TEST\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosherquest.org\/TEST\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosherquest.org\/TEST\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}