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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...

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...

Coloring pages on the land-dependent mitzvot

Coloring pages for children on many of the land-dependent mitzvot from Midreshet HaTorah VeHa'aretz

Kilei hakerem: Working in vineyards in Israel and abroad

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....

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...

Kedushat sheminit

Otzar Ha'aretz—summary of the shemitah year and looking ahead: how we can strengthen our Jewish farmers and buy mehadrin produce also during non-shemitah years....

Holy etrog jam and pesticide traces

Kilei zera'im: Garden barrels (vertical composting garden towers)

Garden barrels (a.k.a. vertical composting garden towers) provide a novel and cost-efficient way to grow vast amounts of vegetables in a relatively small space,...

The grandfather of Torah VeHa’aretz Institute

The link between Rabbi Yisrael of Shkolov and Torah VeHa’aretz Institute