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 Hashanah Sukkot Tu BiShevat Purim Pesach Nissan Shavuot Chanukah Iyar 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 Sukkot: The Etrog's Pitom Many G-d fearing Jews are willing to pay for a beautiful, mehudar etrog. The greatest hidur has to do with the pitom, yet many are not aware of what to look out... Read More Arba Minim from the Land of Israel While the mitzvah of taking the arba minim is not a land-dependent mitzvah, it nevertheless is linked to the Land of Israel. A few words on these four species... Read More Planting a Yemenite etrog tree next to a lemon tree or an etrog tree of a different strain Yemenite etrogim sometimes change when planted near lemon trees. Explanations for the phenomenon and the halachic status of such etrogim. 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 Purim: Giving ma'aser ani produce as mishlo'ach manot and matanot la'evyonim to the poor If I give ma'aser ani produce to a poor person on Purim, can this count as matanot la'evyonim? What about mishlo'ach manot? Read More Tu BiShevat: The New Year for Trees Tu Bishvat is an important date in terms of halachot of ma'aserot, orla and neta ravay of trees Read More Tu BiShevat and the Orlah Prohibition Tu Bishvat and Orla in and out of Israel Read More Digital Seder Tu BiShevat Digital Seder Tu BiShevat for family and community use plus activity guide Read More 1 2 3
