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 Subscribe to our Newsletter Full Name Email I agree to the terms of use and privacy policy of the site. 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 Mashiv haruach umorid hageshem in the age of super technologies At the beginning of the winter we began adding mashiv haruach umorid hageshem to our prayers. let us address the question: are we still so heavily reliant on... Read More Garden barrels and kilei zera'im Garden barrels (a.k.a. vertical composting garden towers) provide a novel and cost-efficient way to grow vast amounts of vegetables in a relatively small space,... Read More Orlah and goji berries What are goji berries? Are they subject to orlah? What is their current halachic status in Israel? Read More Orlah fruit is forbidden outside of Israel too! Orlah is a mitzvah tied to the Land of Israel—does it apply abroad as well, and if so, is the prohibition the same? An overview of the practical applications of... Read More Preparing for 5779: a ma’aser sheni year The year 5779 is a ma’aser sheni year, and is the fourth year of the shemita cycle. As such, there are different halachot that pertain to terumot and ma’aserot... 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 Kilei hakerem What is the prohibition of kilei hakerem? What distance is necessary between grapevines and other plants? Laws of kilei hakerem in a nutshell. Read More Debt remission and land remission Chazal juxtapose shemitat kesafim, the cancellation of debts, and shetmitat karka’ot, the nullification of ownership over the Land of Israel, and apply halachic... Read More “Healthy” wine: a new challenge Recent years have seen the beginning of a new trend of keeping weeds in vineyards for ecological and other reasons. This article discusses this trend,... 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
