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Re'eh: Shechem – on Location and Unity

What is meant by derech mevo hashemesh and why is it used as a landmark to identify the ceremony of blessings and curses? Plus: Shechem as a place of national...

Parashat Ki Tezve: On Railings and Rooftops

A look at the ancient rooftops, along with the mitzvah of erecting railings on them.

Matot Masei: The Jordan River

On Israel's longest river, the site of the miraculous crossing of the Jewish People into the Land of Israel. A spiritual and physical border. What are the...

Parashat Devarim: Mt. Hermon – The Mountain of Many Names

Why does Mt. Hermon have so many names? What does each name mean? About Israel's tallest mountain, mentioned in parashat Devarim.

Parashat Ekev: On Rain and Relationship

How the Land of Israel's dependence on rainfall facilitates an ongoing relationship between Jewish farmers and G-d in the Hold Land. Plus: a look at a...

Sukkot: The Etrog's Pitom

Many G-d fearing Jews are willing to pay for a beautiful, mehudar etrog. The greatest hidur has to do with the pitom, yet many are not aware of what to look out...

Arba Minim from the Land of Israel

While the mitzvah of taking the arba minim is not a land-dependent mitzvah, it nevertheless is linked to the Land of Israel. A few words on these four species...

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.

Shavuot: The connection between Shavuot, Megillat Rut, and Harvest

One reason cited for reading Megillat Rut on Shavuot is because it occurred during the harvest. Does this fact really matter? On the spiritual significance of...

Tu BiShevat and the Orlah Prohibition

Tu Bishvat and Orla in and out of Israel