Articles

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...

Purim: Bi'ur time for dates!

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?

Laws of bi'ur for shemitah wine and grape juice in a nutshell

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...

Shemitah Wine Guidelines

The practical laws of using shemitah wine and grape juice in a nutshell

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....

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.

Laws of terumah

The practical laws and reasons of the mitzvah of terumah.

Separating terumot and ma'aserot in public markets

Should we tithe tomatoes we bought at the shuk? Can we be sure that the carrots we bought at the supermarket were properly tithed? This review covers tithing...