Orlah

The prohibition on orlah -fruit (lit. "uncircumcised" fruit ) is a command found in the Hebrew Bible not to eat fruit produced by a tree during the first three years after planting. The Hebrew word orlah literally means "uncircumcised". This meaning is often footnoted in English translations: Leviticus 19:23 "When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, regard its fruit as forbidden.[a] For three years you are to consider it forbidden [b]; it must not be eaten. 24 In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD. 25 But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way your harvest will be increased. I am the LORD your God." Footnotes: [a][b] Hebrew "uncircumcised" NIV In rabbinical writings the orlah -prohibition ( Hebrew : איסור ערלה) is counted as one of the negative commandments among the rabbinical enumeration of 613 commandments . Outside Israel the prohibition applies to a certain degree. Baskin The Cambridge Dictionary of Judaism and Jewish Culture p134-135 2011 "The biblical law of "uncircumcised" fruit (orlah) prohibits consuming fruit picked from a tree in the Land of Israel within three years of its planting (Lev 19:23). According to rabbinic interpretation of "fourth-year planting" (neta revai) ...may only be eaten in Jerusalem unless it is redeemed.

Forbidden fruit in the Hebrew Bible. 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. Baskin The Cambridge Dictionary of Judaism and Jewish Culture p134-135 2011 "The biblical law of "uncircumcised" fruit (orlah) prohibits consuming fruit picked from a tree in the Land of Israel within three years of its planting (Lev 19:23). According to rabbinic interpretation of "fourth-year planting" (neta revai) ...may only be eaten in Jerusalem unless it is redeemed.

Forbidden fruit in the Hebrew Bible. 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 ( Hebrew : איסור ערלה ) 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. Baskin The Cambridge Dictionary of Judaism and Jewish Culture p134-135 2011 "The biblical law of "uncircumcised" fruit (orlah) prohibits consuming fruit picked from a tree in the Land of Israel within three years of its planting (Lev 19:23). According to rabbinic interpretation of "fourth-year planting" (neta revai) ...may only be eaten in Jerusalem unless it is redeemed.