Articles Lema'seh Beit Midrash Articles Categories Around the Jewish Year Grafting Kashrut Kila'im Land of Israel Orlah & Neta Revay Other Topics Shemitah Terumot & Ma’aserot Place and Parasha Chadash Challah Kids Garden of Mitzvot Subscribe to our Newsletter Full Name Email I agree to the terms of use and privacy policy of the site. On the Exemption and Avoidance of the Terumot and Ma‘aserot Obligation Is there an obligation to create the circumstances that generate a halachic obligation to separate terumot and ma‘aserot? This broad topic—of exempting oneself... Read More The Five Grains – Plants in the Garden of Mitzvot One of the unique plots in the Garden of Mitzvot is dedicated to the Five Grains. It is rare to find all of the five grains growing side by side as they are in... Read More Khat – Plants in the Garden of Mitzvot Khat is an evergreen perennial woody shrub. Its leaves are traditionally chewed as a stimulant. Since khat is halachically considered a tree, are the leaves... Read More Layered grapevine Our Garden of Mitzvot is much more than a beautiful botanical garden. Each plot is designed to raise thought-provoking halachic questions. On the technique of... Read More Sugarcane – Plants in the Garden of Mitzvot A review of sugarcane, growing in the Garden of Mitzvot. What is its halachic status? Read More Why do we say borei peri ha'adamah on bananas? Banana trees, perennial plants that can last for years, are featured in the Garden of Mitzvot . Why do we say "haadamah" on bananas, then? Read More The superiority of taking an Israeli etrog Is it preferable to use an etrog that grew in Israel even though taking the arba minim isn't a land-dependent mitzvah? Read More Planting a Yemenite etrog tree next to a lemon tree or an etrog tree of a different strain Yemenite etrogim sometimes change when planted near lemon trees. Explanations for the phenomenon and the halachic status of such etrogim. Read More Orlah fruit in the marketplace - review Can we be sure we’re not buying orlah fruit in the supermarket? In the shuk? A review of the kashrut practices employed in the field and sectors where orlah... Read More Sukkot: The etrog What is a gartel etrog? Which segulot are ascribe to eating etrog jam and why? Why can't we use a grafted etrog for the arba minim? Fun facts and important... Read More 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
