Hi Rabbi. Can you please explain both sides of the debate regarding chadash and yashan? Is it a deoraita or a derabanan in our days and chutz laaretz? What are the halachic mechanisms at play for either leniency or stringency?
Thank you.
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Aaron Abadi
on August 10, 2026 at 4:43 pm
The Rama in Shulchan Aruch quotes the Tur & Rash as follows:
שולחן ערוך, יורה דעה רצ״ג
ומ”מ כל סתם תבואה שרי לאחר הפסח מכח ספק ספיקא ספק היא משנה שעברה ואם תמצא לומר משנה זו מ”מ דילמא נשרשה קודם העומר (טור בשם הרא”ש)
All regular grains are fine as they are a Sfek-Sefeka, a double Safek.
For years we were only eating what was researched as Yashan, until we found out that the data is corrupted and inaccurate. So, we leave it as a Sfek-Sefeka and it is permitted.
For more detailed info look at the ערוך השולחן, יורה דעה רצ״ג and you will find a thorough review.
The Rama in Shulchan Aruch quotes the Tur & Rash as follows:
שולחן ערוך, יורה דעה רצ״ג
ומ”מ כל סתם תבואה שרי לאחר הפסח מכח ספק ספיקא ספק היא משנה שעברה ואם תמצא לומר משנה זו מ”מ דילמא נשרשה קודם העומר (טור בשם הרא”ש)
All regular grains are fine as they are a Sfek-Sefeka, a double Safek.
For years we were only eating what was researched as Yashan, until we found out that the data is corrupted and inaccurate. So, we leave it as a Sfek-Sefeka and it is permitted.
For more detailed info look at the ערוך השולחן, יורה דעה רצ״ג and you will find a thorough review.
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