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. Parashat Va'era: The Fifth Term of Redemption A look at the fifth term of redemption: "heveiti," that Hashem will bring us to the Land of Israel. So why don't we drink a fifth cup? Also: a survey of... Read More Parashat Bo: Jerusalem—the Encounter of Human and Divine On the similarities and differences of kodashim kalim and ma'aser sheni and the special status of Jerusalem. Also: where is Ain Tav, the location for... Read More Parashat Toldot: Yitzchak's Gevura in Gerar Yitchak personifies midat hadin and gevura. These qualities are manifest in that he stands before G-d alone, and does not negotiate with the Philistines. This... Read More Parashat Reeh: The Importance of the Journey Why did the Vilna Gaon decline divine insights, and what does this have to do with ma'aser sheni? On the Gra, ma'aser sheni, and the importance of the journey.... Read More Parashat Noach: Can an exceptional event actually rectify the situation? Do extraordinary, miraculous events have a long-lasting effect? On the role of the extraordinary and the mundane, and the connection to the mitzvot hatelyuot... Read More Parashat Shoftim: Theft and Kil'aim Hasagat gevul is tied to the Land of Israel, but also linked to kila'im; the similarities between the prohibitions can help us understand their spiritual common... Read More Parashat Ekev: A G-dly Climate The climate in the Land of Israel creates a situation in which a close relationship with Hashem is a necessity. The unknown "sigariyot" lead us to explore the... Read More Parashat Devarim - Serving G-d After the Sin Service of Hashem pre- and post-sin is not necessarily identical, as we see with sowing teruma seeds—a lesson the ma'apilim failed to understand. Bikurim is a... Read More Parashat Chayei Sara: The Patriarch Who Never Left Israel About Yitzchak Avinu, the only patriarch who never left the Land of Israel, and the connection to the Beraita that says that a gentile who sells fruit and... Read More Parashat Ki Tavo: Bi'ur and viduy ma'aserot and mitzvot between man and fellow man About the misperception with regard to mitzvot bein adam lachaviero; the mitzvah of bi'ur viduy ma'aserot; and the etrog from Caesarea—three halachot about this... 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
