Olives: from when may they be taken in Shemittah?
to eat, or as oil for the skin — never wasted
As olives ripen, the oil grows
Today: 20–35% of the olive's weight
A se'ah of olives — how much oil?
Se'ahabout 8½ liters of olives (shiurim differ)
Revi'isa quarter-log — 96 in a se'ah
4 revi'is = log · 4 log = kav · 6 kav = se'ah
Chatzi logtwo revi'is — 48 in a se'ah
A revi'is from a se'ah: crack them and eat, in the field
Half a log: crush them, and anoint himself in the field
A third: crush in the field — and bring them home
In the other years: ma'aser from a third
All other fruit trees: Shemittah follows the ma'aser season
only figs, grapes and olives were eaten early
General ruleas their season for tithes, so their season for Sheviis:
Usually a third grown
Sheviis 4:9
When You May Eat Sheviis Olives
זֵיתֵי שְׁבִיעִית
זֵיתִים, מִשֶּׁיַּכְנִיסוּ רְבִיעִית לִסְאָה, פּוֹצֵעַ וְאוֹכֵל בַּשָּׂדֶה.
הִכְנִיסוּ חֲצִי לֹג, כּוֹתֵשׁ וְסָךְ בַּשָּׂדֶה.
הִכְנִיסוּ שְׁלִישׁ, כּוֹתֵשׁ בַּשָּׂדֶה וְכוֹנֵס לְתוֹךְ בֵּיתוֹ.
וְכֵן כַּיּוֹצֵא בָהֶם בִּשְׁאָר שְׁנֵי שָׁבוּעַ, חַיָּבִים בְּמַעַשְׂרוֹת.
וּשְׁאָר כָּל פֵּרוֹת הָאִילָן, כְּעוֹנָתָן לַמַּעַשְׂרוֹת, כֵּן עוֹנָתָן לַשְּׁבִיעִית: