Orlah
Sign in to saveThe prohibition on orlah fruit (lit. "uncircumcised" fruit) is a command found in the Bible not to eat fruit produced by a tree during the first three years after planting.
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- Etymology
- Context
- Rabbinical writings
- Outside of the land of Israel
- Questionable fruit
- Practice in modern Israel
- See also
- References
- External links
The prohibition on orlah fruit (lit. "uncircumcised" fruit) is a command found in the Bible not to eat fruit produced by a tree during the first three years after planting.
In rabbinical writings, the orlah prohibition () is counted as one of the negative commandments among the 613 commandments. Outside of the land of Israel the prohibition also applies to a certain degree.
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