Comments on: Desktop Gardening or Growing Vegetables in Thin Air http://rabbikaganoff.com/archives/259 The Torah Writings of Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff shlita Tue, 31 May 2011 16:15:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alexander http://rabbikaganoff.com/archives/259/comment-page-1#comment-1265 Alexander Tue, 31 May 2011 16:15:22 +0000 http://rabbikaganoff.com/?p=259#comment-1265 "Furthermore, since the tanks are completely closed underneath, they have the halachic status of atzitz she’aino nakuv, a closed pot or planter, which are considered part of the ground only because of rabbinic injunction, but not min haTorah." Since these tanks contain NO SOIL only water, is it clear that they have the status of atzitz she'aino nakuv? Perhaps they are not even that? “Furthermore, since the tanks are completely closed underneath, they have the halachic status of atzitz she’aino nakuv, a closed pot or planter, which are considered part of the ground only because of rabbinic injunction, but not min haTorah.”

Since these tanks contain NO SOIL only water, is it clear that they have the status of atzitz she’aino nakuv? Perhaps they are not even that?

]]> By: Ruth Rosen http://rabbikaganoff.com/archives/259/comment-page-1#comment-31 Ruth Rosen Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:29:47 +0000 http://rabbikaganoff.com/?p=259#comment-31 A question, actually. THAnk you for this very helpful setting out of the issues. We have on the mirpeset of our 2d floor Bayit veGAn apartment 7 cherry tomato plants, in separate pots. after a hard winter (!) the tomatos are beginning to ripen--one at a time (no more that about 4 to a plant, slowl,y going red). how in this case do we set aside terumah? MANY thanks, the Rosens A question, actually. THAnk you for this very helpful setting out of the issues. We have on the mirpeset of our 2d floor Bayit veGAn apartment 7 cherry tomato plants, in separate pots. after a hard winter (!) the tomatos are beginning to ripen–one at a time (no more that about 4 to a plant, slowl,y going red). how in this case do we set aside terumah? MANY thanks, the Rosens

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