When do grapes harvested for wine pressing become susceptible to ritual impurity?
Halacha 1 states that grapes harvested to crush for wine become susceptible to impurity immediately upon harvest — without needing liquid contact as desired by the owner.
Question 2
When is the work of olive harvest considered complete, triggering susceptibility even without liquid?
Halacha 7 states that the work is completed when the entire harvest has been completed and deposited in one place, prepared to be pressed — even without liquid contact or emergence.
Question 3
What happens if a jug of salted and compressed olives does not have a drainage hole?
Halacha 6 states that a jug of olives that are salted and pressed together requires a drainage hole. If he does not make such a hole, the olives become susceptible to ritual impurity from their own retained fluid.
Question 4
What is the status of olives harvested in Upper Galilee with intent to bring them to Lower Galilee?
Halacha 9 states that when a person harvests in Upper Galilee intending to bring olives to Lower Galilee, they do not become susceptible until he brings them there — provided he had this intent before completing the harvest.
Question 5
What happens when a person breaks open terumah olives with impure hands?
Halacha 13 states that rubbing or breaking apart terumah olives with impure hands disqualifies them, because breaking them open completes the work associated with them.