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Pesach: Bi'ur Ma'aserot and Viduy Ma'aserot, Nissan 5786

Pesach: Bi'ur Ma'aserot and Viduy Ma'aserot, Nissan 5786

Biur and viduy ma'aserot are unique mitzvot that occur once every three years; this year (5786) is one of them. On the halachot of bi'ur and viduy ma'aserot as...

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Bi'ur and viduy ma'aserot

Bi'ur and viduy ma'aserot

What is involved in the mitzvah of bi'ur ma'aserot? Can we perform viduy ma'aserot today? On two unique mitzvot that occur twice during the shemitah cycle....

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Pesach: Instructions for Baking Hand Matzah

Pesach: Instructions for Baking Hand Matzah

This article covers the entire matzah baking process, from baking preparations, through dough preparation and docking, baking, challah separation and cleaning.

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Around the Jewish Year (47) Grafting (5) Kashrut (7) Kila'im (6) Land of Israel (15) Orlah & Neta Revay (12) Other Topics (8) Shemitah (153) Terumot & Ma’aserot (25) Place and Parasha (63) Chadash (4) Challah (4) Kids (2) Garden of Mitzvot (5)
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Q&A (378)

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Rabbi David Eigner | Nisan 5786
The chicks I raise eat only a specific type of food—a hand-feeding formula powder designed for chicks. This mixture contains, among other ingredients, ground grains from the five species of grain, along with additional components. It is mixed with lukewarm water to form...

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Rabbi Moshe Bloom
We bought a limequat tree grafted onto another type of citrus tree. It is in a pot with holes in the bottom, on a brick porch. Do we have to wait 3 years before we use the fruit? 

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Rabbi Netanel Oyerbach | Adar 5786
 I first learned about separating terumot and ma'aserot in yeshiva in 2015. In either 2015 or 2016 I designated a half shekel coin to redeem the kedushah onto. At that point in time, I didn't know about bi'ur ma'aser needing to be done at specific times every 4th...
Around the Jewish Year (29) Grafting (17) Kashrut (7) Kilayim (31) Land of Israel (10) Orlah & Neta Revay (34) Other topics (2) Shemitah (183) Terumot & Ma’aserot (64) Chadash (0) Challah (1)
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Videos (101)

How NOT to do bi'ur ma'aserot - starring Underdos
Moshe Hershtik 6:05

How NOT to do bi'ur ma'aserot - starring Underdos
Does fruit that grows in my yard need tithing if I eat it there?
Rabbi Netanel Oyerbach 2:06

Does fruit that grows in my yard need tithing if I eat it there?
From ancient fruit tree to the symbol of revival: the story of the date palm in the Land of Israel
Moshe Hershtik 12:10

From ancient fruit tree to the symbol of revival: the story of the date palm in the Land of Israel
Around the Jewish Year (4) Grafting (3) Kashrut (1) Kilayim (2) Land of Israel (13) Orlah & Neta Revay (11) Other topics (3) Shemitah (44) Terumot & Ma’aserot (15)
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Halachic Guides (89)

Herb classification as tree or vegetable for kilei zera'im and kilei hakerem

Herb classification as tree or vegetable for kilei zera'im and kilei hakerem

A comprehensive list of common herbs with English, Hebrew, and Latin names, categorizing them as trees or vegetables, to avoid the prohibitions of kilei zera'im and kilei hakerem (interplanting with annuals and vineyards). Since there are different halachic guidelines for vegetables and trees, this is a valuable reference.
Agronomist Dr. Mordechai Shomron, update May 2025 Mitzvot of the Land
Procedure for Separating Terumot and Ma’aserot

Procedure for Separating Terumot and Ma’aserot

How exactly do we separate terumot and ma'aserot – the full procedure and the exact text
Rabbi Moshe Bloom Mitzvot of the Land
Mitzvot of the Land (24) Around the Jewish Year (4) Hilchot Ha'aretz (61)
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