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Blue gold: Blueberries and orlah

Are there blueberry varieties that are considered a vegetable and thus not subject to the laws of orlah? What is the difference between northern and southern...

Filmed lectures – Kilayim

Links to lectures about kilayim delivered by the English department, via Zoom or live.

Filmed lectures – Orlah

Links to lectures about orlah delivered by the English department, via Zoom or live.

Pesach: Oat and Rye Matzah

In recent years, bakeries started selling matzah from various types of flour, such as oats and rye. On wheat matzah vs. matzah from other grains: do they have...

Pesach: Matzah and Marror - When Ma'aserot Were Not Delivered to a Levi and Poor Person

If someone buys matzah and lettuce, which the owner named the ma'aserot but may have not delivered the ma'aserot to the appropriate destinations (ma'aser rishon...

Katz Prize 5777-2017

The committee's reasons for awarding the Katz prize to Torah VeHa'aretz Institute on Tammuz 5777, July 2017.

Kfar Darom past and present—we will rebuild you once again!

The story of Kfar Darom, the most veteran of the Gush Katif settlements and former home of Torah VeHa'aretz Institute. A brief historical overview, including...

Tu BiShevat: The New Year for Trees

Tu BiShevat is an important date for the laws of ma'aserot, orlah and neta revay

Pesach: Maror on Seder Night

This article covers various halachic issues related to eating lettuce as maror on Seder night. Eating maror on Seder night: five practical questions and...

The Laws of Ma’aser Rishon and Ma’aser Ani

The year 5785 is the third year in the shemitah cycle, and a ma'aser ani year. What do we separate ma'aser ani from? How do we separate it? Who has "poor...