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Kiddushin 37: כֹּל שֶׁהִיא חוֹבַת הַגּוּף

jyungar September 19, 2023

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A new states that any mitzvah that is dependent on the ground itself, aretz, applies in Eretz Yisrael only.

Any mitzvah that is not dependent on the land applies both in Eretz Yisrael and outside of Eretz Yisrael.

Two exceptions: the mitzvot of orla and of chilim, diverse kinds, which apply in all places.

Rabbi Eliezer says that this halacha applies regarding the prohibition to eat from the chadash, the new crop, before the omer offering has been brought on Nisan the 16th, as well.

The Gemara’s first suggestion of how to define the concept of mitzvot ha-teluyot ba’aretz is that it is based on whether or not the Torah discusses the mitzvot in the context of bi’ah – of coming into the land.

Explore these restrictions that are land based.

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