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 Subscribe to our Newsletter Full Name Email I agree to the terms of use and privacy policy of the site. Chasalat Guide for the Perplexed Where does Chasalat – Alei Katif (the largest insect-free vegetable company in Israel) grow their vegetables from during the shemitah year? Read More Planters How do I tend to plants growing in planters during shemitah? Does it make a difference if they are inside or outside? Can I move plants around? Can I buy plants... Read More Kedushat shevi'it in the kitchen (1) Where can we find produce with kedushat shevi'it? How are we supposed to handle and process it? What do I do with the leftovers? Read More The home garden Your garden does NOT have to die during shemitah. Concise guidelines on garden care, declaring produce ownerless (hefker), and the sefichin. Read More Consumerism during shemitah Which types of produce is available during shemitah in stores with regular or mehadrin certification? What types of produce does Otzar Ha'aretz offer? What... Read More Map Olei Mitzraim and Bavel Read More Bi'ur and the eighth year What does bi'ur mean? What am I supposed to do with my produce? What if I didn't know or forgot after the bi'ur deadline? Which laws of shemitah still apply... Read More Shemitah on one foot The laws of shemitah are intricate and many. This concise guide sums up the major concepts and laws involved in shemitah, presented in infographic form for... Read More Otzar Ha'aretz 5782 Read More Filmed lectures – Shemitah Zoom lectures on shemitah, given on 5781-2 (2021). 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