Commentary for Bava Batra 180:8

ומותר לאדם לאצור פירות בארץ ישראל ג' שנים ערב שביעית ושביעית ומוצאי שביעית

Rab said: A person may store his own <i>kab</i> [of produce].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The prohibition is only against hoarding for trading purposes. ');">²²</span> The same has also been taught [elsewhere]:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Tosef. A.Z. V. ');">²³</span> Fruit [and] things which are life's necessities as, for instance, wines, oils and the various kinds of flour, must not be hoarded; but spices, cumin and pepper may. The prohibitions mentioned apply [only] to one buying from the market, but [in the case of him] who brings in [for storage] of his own, [this is] permitted. In Palestine<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'the land of Israel'. ');">²⁴</span>

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