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Buying holy shemitah wine, grape juice, and olive oil – Adar 5783

Buying holy shemitah wine, grape juice, and olive oil – Adar 5783

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Shemitah Wine Guidelines

Shemitah Wine Guidelines

The practical laws of using shemitah wine and grape juice in a nutshell

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Hearts of Holiness – Shemitah Wine

Hearts of Holiness – Shemitah Wine

An interview with Rabbi Ari Bergmann, founder of Shnat Hasheva: about Netofa Winery, Tuvia Levkovich, and transforming bi'ur into an educational opportunity....

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Around the Jewish Year (31) Grafting (5) Kashrut (5) Kila'im (4) Land of Israel (11) Orlah & Neta Revay (8) Other Topics (7) Shemitah (149) Terumot & Ma’aserot (21) Place and Parasha (63) Chadash (3) Challah (2)
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Q&A (232)

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Rabbi Moshe Bloom
I have citrus trees in my yard. According to the list on your website, they have a questionable status vis-à-vis kilei ilan. For this reason, grafting and planting should be performed by a non-Jew, but Jews may care for the tree both actively and passively.1. If a Jew...

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Rabbi Moshe Bloom, Cheshvan 6783
I have citruses on my tree that began to develop last year (5782), so I know they have kedushat shevi'it. But are they still hefker, even though it's the 8th year now? In other words: does hefker follow the status of the fruit or the year?

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Rabbi Moshe Bloom, Cheshvan 5783
I see bananas in Otzar Ha'aretz stores labeled sheminit, eighth-year, at the end of Tishrei. How can that be?
Around the Jewish Year (23) Grafting (12) Kashrut (5) Kila'im (6) Land of Israel (5) Orlah & Neta Revay (6) Other topics (0) Shemitah (154) Terumot & Ma’aserot (20) Chadash (0) Challah (1)
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Videos (74)

The ancient letter that saved the day, starring Yair Jacobi (Underdos) | Making sense of orlah
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The ancient letter that saved the day, starring Yair Jacobi (Underdos) | Making sense of orlah
The plants that need a psychologist, starring Yair Jacobi (Underdos) | Making sense of orlah
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The plants that need a psychologist, starring Yair Jacobi (Underdos) | Making sense of orlah
Excuse me, sir. Is the fruit orlah? | Starring Yair Jacobi (Underdos)
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Excuse me, sir. Is the fruit orlah? | Starring Yair Jacobi (Underdos)
Around the Jewish Year (1) Grafting (2) Kashrut (0) Kila'im (2) Land of Israel (3) Orlah & Neta Revay (9) Other topics (1) Shemita (44) Terumot & Ma’aserot (7)
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Halachic Guides (86)

Digital Seder Tu BiShevat

Digital Seder Tu BiShevat

Digital Seder Tu BiShevat for family and community use plus activity guide
Rabbi Moshe Bloom Around the Jewish Year
Pesach: Guidelines for Feeding Animals

Pesach: Guidelines for Feeding Animals

What do we do about pet food on Pesach? Does it need a hechsher? What about farmers? Comprehensive halachic guidelines on feeding animals during Pesach.
Rabbi David Eigner | Pesach 5779 Around the Jewish Year
Around the Jewish Year (4) Mitzvot of the Land (21) Hilchot Ha'aretz (61)
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