ISRAELI PRODUCTS
Produce: Canned, Dried or Fresh
Israeli Restaurants
Produce grown in Israel requires the separation of tithes (trumos and
maaser) prior to consumption.
If the foods have a very reliable hechsher (rabbinical supervision) they
have already been tithed and can be consumed without hesitation.
Exported foods:
Examples of some reliable hechsharim on processed foods exported
to the United States:
Restaurants:
Reliable hechsharim for Jerusalem restaurants:
Fresh Produce:
Alei Katif brand is acceptable.
Most produce exported from Israel does not have tithes separated.
If one knows that fresh Israeli produce or herbs have been purchased
the following procedure, as formulated by the Chason Ish, must be
followed prior to consumption:
Procedure for Separating Trumos and Maasros (Tithes)
The coin can be used numerous times for further separations.
The separated produce cannot be used for any reason. It must be
wrapped in a proper manner and disposed of in a proper manner
(ie, do not treat it like common trash but do not use it in any way.)
Produce: Canned, Dried or Fresh
Israeli Restaurants
Produce grown in Israel requires the separation of tithes (trumos and
maaser) prior to consumption.
If the foods have a very reliable hechsher (rabbinical supervision) they
have already been tithed and can be consumed without hesitation.
Exported foods:
Examples of some reliable hechsharim on processed foods exported
to the United States:
- Chug Hasam Sofer Bnai Brak
- B’datz of Eida Hachareidis
- B’datz of Agudas Yisroel
- B’datz Mehadrin/ Rabbi Rubin
- Rav Landau of Bnei Brak
- The OU
- The OK
Restaurants:
Reliable hechsharim for Jerusalem restaurants:
- Rabbinut Yerushalayim Mehadrin/ Jerusalem Rabbinut Mehadrin
(mehadrin only, not regular rabbinite) - Belz Rabbinut
Fresh Produce:
Alei Katif brand is acceptable.
Most produce exported from Israel does not have tithes separated.
If one knows that fresh Israeli produce or herbs have been purchased
the following procedure, as formulated by the Chason Ish, must be
followed prior to consumption:
Procedure for Separating Trumos and Maasros (Tithes)
- Take one penny.
- Remove slightly more than one percent of each type of produce
(two types of oranges are counted as one type of fruit. A date and
an orange are two separate types. Oregano, rosemary, thyme, etc
are all different types of produce). - The more than one percent on the northern side of the separated
portion is Trumah Gedolah. - The one percent left in the separated portion plus nine equal
portions on the northern side of the produce is Maaser Rishon. - The one percent of Maaser Rishon will become Trumos Maaser.
- Ten percent of the remaining separated produce will be either
Maaser Sheni or Maaser Oni. If it is Maaser Sheni, it is to be
redeemed by one prutah’s worth of this coin.
The coin can be used numerous times for further separations.
The separated produce cannot be used for any reason. It must be
wrapped in a proper manner and disposed of in a proper manner
(ie, do not treat it like common trash but do not use it in any way.)
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