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 Full Name Email I agree to the terms of use and privacy policy of the site. Rosh Hashana Sukkut Tu BiShevat Purim Pesach Nissan Shavuot Chanukah iyar Rosh Hashana: The Pomegranate On the pomegranate in Tanach, special halachic considerations, symbolism, and most important: how many seeds are actually in a pomegranate? Read More Shavuot: The connection between Shavuot, Megillat Rut, and Harvest One reason cited for reading Megillat Rut on Shavuot is because it occurred during the harvest. Does this fact really matter? On the spiritual significance of... Read More Tu BiShevat and the Orlah Prohibition Tu Bishvat and Orla in and out of Israel Read More Sukkut: The Etrog What is a gartel etrog? Which segulot are ascribe to eating etrog jam and why? Why can't we use a grafted etrog for the arba minim? Fun facts and important... Read More Pesach: Maror on Leil HaSeder This article covers various halachic issues related to eating lettuce as maror on Seder night. Eating maror on Seder night: five practical questions and... Read More Rosh Hashana: Number of Seeds in a Pomegranate Does the Pomegranate (Rimon) have 613 seeds, and the Orlah problem of root suckers of pomegranate – for Rosh Hashana Read More 1 2 3