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Articles (337)

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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Holy etrog jam and pesticide traces

Holy etrog jam and pesticide traces

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Chanukah lights with shemitah oil

Chanukah lights with shemitah oil

Is it permissible to use shemitah oil for Chanukah lights? A review of the parameters of permitted benefit from Chanukah lights and the implications on using...

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Around the Jewish Year (40) Grafting (5) Kashrut (7) Kila'im (6) Land of Israel (14) Orlah & Neta Revay (10) Other Topics (7) Shemitah (153) Terumot & Ma’aserot (24) Place and Parasha (63) Chadash (4) Challah (2) Kids (2)
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Q&A (320)

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Agronomist Moti Shomron | 21 Sivan 5785 | 21:21
Shalom, on a farm there is a wooden open-air pavilion where meals are served, and salads are prepared from produce picked in the field. When vegetables are brought there, is there an obligation to separate tithes (ma‘aserot)? Additionally, if vegetables are placed in a...

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Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi Amichay
I didn’t quite understand the issue of the coin used for terumot and ma‘aserot. What exactly is this coin? Is it just regular money? Also, does this mean I can’t eat fruit from a garden if I don’t have the coin with me at that moment—for example, if I’m at the school...

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Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi Amichay | 22 Sivan 5785
Question:Is it permissible to give terumah and terumat ma‘aser to a Kohen (with a confirmed family tradition) for the purpose of feeding animals? Furthermore, may a farm transfer ownership of a goat pen or chicken coop to a Kohen, and subsequently use terumat ma‘aser...
Around the Jewish Year (26) Grafting (14) Kashrut (7) Kilayim (14) Land of Israel (7) Orlah & Neta Revay (17) Other topics (1) Shemitah (183) Terumot & Ma’aserot (50) Chadash (0) Challah (1)
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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)
Around the Jewish Year (3) Grafting (3) Kashrut (0) Kilayim (2) Land of Israel (12) Orlah & Neta Revay (9) Other topics (2) Shemitah (44) Terumot & Ma’aserot (12)
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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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