Around the Jewish Year Lema'seh Beit Midrash Articles Around the Jewish Year 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 I agree to the terms of use and privacy policy of the site. Rosh Hashana Sukkut Tu BiShevat Purim Pesach Nissan Shavuot Chanukah iyar Parashat Bechukotai: Two Types of Ma'aserot in Jerusalem Ahead of Jerusalem Day, we'll discuss ma'aserot brought to Jerusalem: ma'aser sheni and ma'aser behema, and find the difference between them. We will also... Read More 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 Laws governing birkat ha'ilanot Read More Coloring pages Read More Shevat at Torah VeHa'aretz Institute Read More Chanukah Lights with Shemitah Oil Is it permissible to use shemitah oil for Chanukah lights? A review of the parameters of permitted benefit from Chanukah lights and the implications on using... Read More Pesticide Traces in Etrogim Etrogim must be edible to be fit for use in the arba minim. Every year, the issue of pesticide traces arises, putting into question if it is, in fact, edible... Read More Arba Minim in the Eighth Year How can we buy the arba minim on a year after shemitah? What should I do with an Etrog that has Kedusha? Rav Netanel Oyerbach answers Read More Eighth-Year Etrogim in and out of Israel What should we do with otzar beit din Etrogim. Can we export these etrogim to outside of Isreal? Read More Pesach: Biur Ma'aserot and Viduy Ma'aserot, Nissan 5782 Biur and viduy ma'aserot are unique mitzvot that occur once every three years; this year (5782) is one of them. On the halachot of biur and viduy ma'aser as... Read More 1 2 3
