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 Bikkurim Festival at Agricultural Settlements in the Early Zionist Period On the "bikkurim" festivities in the early Zionist period in kibbutzim and moshavim. When the farmers called fruit "bikkurim," did this confer to the fruit a... Read More Purim: Bi'ur time for dates! Read More Shemitah updates: Nissan 5783 The shemitah status of vegetables, fruits, and flowers as of Nissan 5783. Which holy fruits are still available in stores and on trees? Read More Laws of bi'ur for shemitah wine and grape juice in a nutshell Read More Shemitah Wine Guidelines for the Seder Night – Pesach: the Expanded Version The Yerushalmi asks if we can use shemitah wine for the 4 cups, concluding that we may. Why is this a question? Plus: may we use shemitah wine for the second... Read More Shemitah Wine Guidelines The practical laws of using shemitah wine and grape juice in a nutshell Read More Hearts of Holiness – Shemitah Wine An interview with Rabbi Ari Bergmann, founder of Shnat Hasheva: about Netofa Winery, Tuvia Levkovich, and transforming bi'ur into an educational opportunity.... Read More Hearts of Holiness – Shemitah Wine An interview with Rabbi Ari Bergmann, founder of Shnat Hasheva: about Netofa Winery, Tuvia Levkovich, and transforming bi'ur into an educational opportunity.... Read More Shemitah calendar for fruit When does each kind of fruit have kedushat shevi'it and when is its' bi'ur time? Appendix A of the Consumer's Guide to Shemitah. Read More Laws of terumah The practical laws and reasons of the mitzvah of terumah. 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