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Should we stand during the blessing for hafrashat challah?

Should we stand during the blessing for hafrashat challah?

To answer the question if we must stand while reciting the blessing for hafrashat challah, we first need to determine whether this blessing is considered a...

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Israeli Agriculture Report 5785 - 2025

Israeli Agriculture Report 5785 - 2025

This is the second report published by Torah VeHa’aretz Institute, presenting the public with key trends in Israeli agriculture. This past year, Israeli...

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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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Q&A (331)

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Rabbi Moshe Bloom
I planted an African blue basil plant in my garden (in Israel). I recently learned that this plant is propagated through cross pollination of two other basil species. Is it permitted to keep this plant in my garden? I assume so but want to check. I would love to...

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Rabbi Noam Altman | Emunat Itecha, Issue 148, pp. 33–34
I am a media student, and throughout my studies I frequently encounter complex halachic questions concerning the boundaries between freedom of expression, information disclosure, and lashon hara (harmful speech). From my time in yeshiva, I recall that the Chafetz Chaim...

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Rabbi Moshe Bloom
Hi, I was hoping you could help me. Any of the box stores and vendors that sell fruit trees in the United States do not list their rootstock. My understanding is that at times they can use various different rootstocks that are often not the original min. How concerned...
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Videos (92)

Hands-on terumot and ma'aserot workshop for women in conjunction with the OU
Shoshan Raiz 59:31

Hands-on terumot and ma'aserot workshop for women in conjunction with the OU
Kilei ilan explained - grafting mixed species
Rabbi Moshe Bloom 02:08

Kilei ilan explained - grafting mixed species
Filmed lectures –Kilei ilan (grafting)
 Rabbi Moshe Bloom 1:12:14

Filmed lectures –Kilei ilan (grafting)
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Halachic Guides (86)

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 (21) Around the Jewish Year (4) Hilchot Ha'aretz (61)
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