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Israeli agricultural report for 5784 - 2024

Israeli agricultural report. As consumers, we must remember that Israeli agriculture offers added value, making the cheaper option not always worthwhile.

Date Infestation in Israel

Common insects in the main date varieties in Israel and methods local date growers use to ensure insect-free dates.

Insects: Response to a Series of Articles by Rabbi Eliezer Melamed on Insects

Rabbi Yigal Kaminetzky's response to a series in Besheva by Rabbi Eliezer Melamed on the halachic obligation to inspect leafy vegetables for tiny insects, plus...

More on strawberries that began in detached platforms transplanted into the ground

The obligation of terumot and ma'aserot for plants in perforated pots transplanted in the ground.

Marking Bikkurim Today

Suggestion for marking first fruit to demonstrate that we are anticipating using them as bikkurim with the imminent rebuilding of the Beit Hamikdash, without...

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Rosh Hashanah: The Pomegranate

On the pomegranate in Tanach, special halachic considerations, symbolism, and most important: how many seeds are actually in a pomegranate?

Pesach: Matzah and Marror - When Ma'aserot Were Not Delivered to a Levi and Poor Person

If someone buys matzah and lettuce, which the owner named the ma'aserot but may have not delivered the ma'aserot to the appropriate destinations (ma'aser rishon...

Pesach: Maror on Seder Night

This article covers various halachic issues related to eating lettuce as maror on Seder night. Eating maror on Seder night: five practical questions and...

Rosh Hashanah: Number of Seeds in a Pomegranate

Do pomegranates have 613 seeds? Plus: on the orlah problem of pomegranate tree root suckers – for Rosh Hashanah