Shemitah Lema'seh Beit Midrash Articles Shemitah 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. The Consumer's Guide to Shemitah Philosophical Aspects of Shemitah Halachic Articles Shemitat Kesafim and Hakhel Thoughts About Shemitah Communal halachic rulings from the teachings of Rabbi Yaakov Ariel Why did Rabbi Yaakov Ariel support heter mechirah? This and other communal halachic rulings based on Rabbi Ariel’s holistic halachic approach are discussed in... Read More Professional guide: preparing ornamental gardens for the shemitah year How should professional and private gardeners prepare for the shemitah year? Read More The Shemitah year and its educational values and messages What are the educational values that the Shemitah year teaches us, with regard to: the land, to other people, to spirituality, to one's correct relationship to... Read More Filmed lectures – Shemitah Zoom lectures on shemitah, given on 5781 (2021). Read More Shemitah, Chapter 26: Bi'ur and Viduy Ma'aserot What is involved in the mitzvah of bi'ur ma'aserot? Can we perform viduy ma'aserot today? On two unique mitzvot that occur twice during the shemitah cycle. Read More Shemitah, Chapter 27: Laws of Shevi'it during the Eighth Year Shemitah laws relevant to the eighth year: shemitah sanctity, hefker, bi'ur terumot and ma'aserot. If I pick fruits or vegetables at the beginning of the eighth... Read More Shemitah, Chapter 29: Hakhel On the mitzvah of hakhel, which takes place during the Sukkot following the shemitah year. How do we remember this mitzvah today? Read More Shemitah, Introduction#1: Shemitah—a National Mitzvah Shemitah as a national mitzvah as well as a mitzvah for the individual. What is a hidur mitzvah as a consumer during Shemitah? Read More Shemitah, Introduction#2: Safeguards of Sanctity Is it a proper way to always be machmir on shemitah laws? Read More Shemitah, Introduction#3 - Instructions to the Reader Introduction to the English version of the book hilchot shemitah. Read More 1 2 3 4 5
