A charge for neglecting to purchase wood
Hello Rabbi,
There is an organization that sells vines during the Shmita period, so that the buyer can fulfill the mitzvah of Shmita. Does such a purchase of a tree, which does not include ownership of the land in the land registry (to the best of my knowledge), indeed incur a Shmita obligation?
Their website: https://shmeeta.com/
Text of the agreement (from their website): https://shmeeta.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Teuda_05a-2-p68i408clrn8djic4ybh36gegfyl953ffrw95fwkzk.png
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See the agreement. You are also buying the rights to the land in relation to this tree (something like in the Gemara regarding a seller of trees who also sold the land around them).
Beyond that, the question is, which of the mitzvot of Shmita do you want to keep? To abandon the fruits? That certainly applies even if you are the sole owner of the tree. After all, the land belongs to a Jew and therefore must be kept in Shmita. Working the land is irrelevant to you.
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