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. The shemitah year and its educational values and messages What are the educational values that the Shemitah year teaches us, with regard to: the land, to other people, to spirituality, to one's correct relationship to... Read More Where do the laws of shemitah apply? Do the laws of shemitah apply to the planter hanging in my kitchen? An overview of areas where the laws of shemitah apply. Chapter 2 of the Consumer's Guide to... Read More Forbidden activities during the shemitah year Overview of the forbidden and permitted melachot during the shemitah year: biblical, rabbinic, and the difference between them. Chapter 1 of the Consumer's... Read More Shemitah calendar for herbs and spices When does each kind of herb and spice have kedushat shevi'it and when is its bi'ur time? Appendix D of the Consumer's Guide to Shemitah. Read More Caring for home gardens during the shemitah year How do we care for our home garden during shemitah: advanced preparation, protecting trees and flowers, tending to weeds, and more. Chapter 22 of the Consumer's... Read More Guidelines for growing indoors on detached platforms All you need to know on setting up detached platforms (matza menutak) for indoor home gardens. Appendix E of the Consumer's Guide to Shemitah. Read More Garden barrels and kilei zera'im 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,... Read More Preparing for 5779: a ma’aser sheni year The year 5779 is a ma’aser sheni year, and is the fourth year of the shemita cycle. As such, there are different halachot that pertain to terumot and ma’aserot... Read More Debt remission and land remission Chazal juxtapose shemitat kesafim, the cancellation of debts, and shetmitat karka’ot, the nullification of ownership over the Land of Israel, and apply halachic... Read More The Laws of Ma’aser Rishon and Ma’aser Ani 5781 is the ma'aser ani year in the shemita cycle. What do we separate ma'aser ani from? How do we separate it? Who has "poor person" status and can receive the... 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
