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In truth, all of the Sheva Minim (wheat, barley, (grape)vines, figs, pomegranates, olives & (date) honey) relate to measurements. BIG gave the complete picture, quoting from the Gemara Eruvin 4: The time it takes to eat half a loaf of wheat bread was the basis for the time required for one to become ritually impure when entering a house afflicted with leprosy; a bone from a corpse the size of a grain of barley imparts ritual impurity through contact; a Nazir may not drink ¼ log of wine (grapes); carrying in a public domain on Shabbat a thing that is fig-size is prohibited; broken vessels with holes the size of pomegranates do not become tamei; many different items are viable halachically if they are the size of an olive; and honey - i.e. dates from which date honey is extracted - also determines a measure with regard to eating on Yom Kippur, as one is liable only if eating a large date-bulk of food. BIG really measured up on this one!
Brachot on Food and on Smell
Brachot on Food and on Smell
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Rabbi Stewart Weiss

Was ordained at the Hebrew Theological College in Skokie, Illinois, and led congregations in Chicago and Dallas prior to making Aliyah in 1992. He directs the Jewish Outreach Center in Ra'anana, helping to facilitate the spiritual absorption of new olim.
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