Articles Lema'seh Beit Midrash Articles 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 Kids Garden of Mitzvot Subscribe to our Newsletter Full Name Email I agree to the terms of use and privacy policy of the site. Sugarcane – Plants in the Garden of Mitzvot A review of sugarcane, growing in the Garden of Mitzvot. What is its halachic status? Read More Why do we say borei peri ha'adamah on bananas? Banana trees, perennial plants that can last for years, are featured in the Garden of Mitzvot . Why do we say "haadamah" on bananas, then? 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 Grafted and hybrid etrogim What is a grafted etrog? About the problem specifically in grafted etrogim, the rationale for the prohibition against kila'im, the definition of a pure etrog,... Read More The superiority of taking an Israeli etrog Is it preferable to use an etrog that grew in Israel even though taking the arba minim isn't a land-dependent mitzvah? 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 Orlah fruit in the marketplace - review Can we be sure we’re not buying orlah fruit in the supermarket? In the shuk? A review of the kashrut practices employed in the field and sectors where orlah... Read More Sukkot: 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
