Mixtures: Shemittah and not-Shemittah together
Roses steeped in oil
a Shemittah rose in oil of year six — or year eight
Restrictivehe must gather out the rose.
New rose, old oil → take out the rose; that is allfresh petals have not flavored it
Restrictiveit is subject to biur.
Old rose, new oil → chayav in biurthe year-old petal flavors the oil
Carobs in wine — old or new: biur either way
Restrictivethey are subject to biur.
→ chayavin in biur
Carobs always flavor the wine
The rule
General ruleThis is the rule: anything that imparts flavor, one is obligated to remove,
Different kinds: only once it gives taste
Restrictive[it is forbidden in] any amount.
Same kind: any amount
Noten ta'am is the leniency
Shemittah forbids any amount in its own kind — otherwise, by taste
Restrictiveprohibits in any amount
Permissive[only] when it imparts flavor:
Sheviis 7:7
Sheviis Mixtures
מִין בְּמִינוֹ וּמִין בְּשֶׁאֵינוֹ מִינוֹ
וֶרֶד חָדָשׁ שֶׁכְּבָשׁוֹ בְּשֶׁמֶן יָשָׁן,
יְלַקֵּט אֶת הַוֶּרֶד.
וְיָשָׁן בְּחָדָשׁ,
חַיָּב בַּבִּעוּר.
חָרוּבִין חֲדָשִׁים שֶׁכְּבָשָׁן בְּיַיִן יָשָׁן,
וִישָׁנִים בְּחָדָשׁ,
חַיָּבִין בַּבִּעוּר.
זֶה הַכְּלָל,
כָּל שֶׁהוּא בְנוֹתֵן טַעַם, חַיָּב לְבַעֵר, מִין בְּשֶׁאֵינוֹ מִינוֹ.
וּמִין בְּמִינוֹ, כָּל שֶׁהוּא.
שְׁבִיעִית אוֹסֶרֶת כָּל שֶׁהוּא בְּמִינָהּ, וְשֶׁלֹּא בְמִינָהּ, בְּנוֹתֵן טָעַם: