Place and Parasha Lema'seh Beit Midrash Articles Place and Parasha 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. Bereishit Shemot Vayikra Bamidbar Devarim Parashat Ki Tisa - Bikurim, Syria and Apmia About the mitzvot tied to the Land of Israel and their importance, bikurim, the link to Syria and what is Apmia? Read More Parashat Vayakhel: the Permanent Delight On the connection between the laws of terumot and ma'aserot and Shabbat, and a visit to the Galilee: home to the Sanhedrin in Talmudic times. Read More Parashat Vayikra: The Unique Offering About everyone's unique role in the word: on kings and priests, sacrifices and bikurim. And a visit to Mt. Tsebo'im. Read More Parashat Va'era: The Fifth Term of Redemption A look at the fifth term of redemption: "heveiti," that Hashem will bring us to the Land of Israel. So why don't we drink a fifth cup? Also: a survey of... Read More Parashat Tetzave: Contradictory Mitzvot and Accepting the Yolk of Heaven About forbidden mixtures, the mitzvah of wearing sha'atnez in the priestly garments, and how this impacts our service of G-d. Another forbidden mixture: what is... Read More Parashat Teruma: the encounter between two types of sanctity About the Temple the Jewish People are commanded to build and its location today (as opposed to when it was not linked to a specific location). The relationship... Read More Parashat Mishpatim: An Entire Year of Shabbat Who wished the trees "Gut Shabbos" during shemita year? About shemita, the Shabbat for trees, and those on the margins of society who benefit most. Also: about... Read More Parashat Bo: Jerusalem—the Encounter of Human and Divine On the similarities and differences of kodashim kalim and ma'aser sheni and the special status of Jerusalem. Also: where is Ain Tav, the location for... Read More Parashat Beshalach: The "Manna" of the Kohanim Eating manna as the ideal situation for learning Torah and its parallel in eating teruma. Also a visit to Sede Terumot, the link to King David's curse, and the... Read More Parashat Ki Tavo: Bi'ur and viduy ma'aserot and mitzvot between man and fellow man About the misperception with regard to mitzvot bein adam lachaviero; the mitzvah of bi'ur viduy ma'aserot; and the etrog from Caesarea—three halachot about this... Read More 1 2 3 4 5 6
