What's new with Chodosh II – Is there room for leniency?

About this episode

The episode discusses the complexities and leniencies surrounding Chodosh and Yoshon in Halacha, including insights from farmers and traditional sources.

Find out from farmers what percent of grain in circulation is Chodosh How to practically keep Yoshon Can we rely on a dream of the Baal Shem Tov in Halacha? Is the dream accurate? What’s called a Shaas Hadchak? Was the Heter only based on Shaas HaDchak? Does it make sense to be Machmir on Cholov Yisroel and be Meikel on Chodosh? Can you be Makpid on Chodosh only when you are home? And much more……

Topics covered

• Chodosh
• Yoshon
• Halacha
• Cholov Yisroel
• Shaas Hadchak
• leniency
• grain circulation

Keywords

• Chodosh
• Yoshon
• Halacha
• Baal Shem Tov
• Shaas Hadchak
• Cholov Yisroel
• grain
• leniency
• farming
• Jewish law

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