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 Plants in the Garden of Mitzvot 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 Kedushat shevi'it in produce An introduction to kedushat shevi'it: when does produce have shemitah sanctity? How should such produce be handled? Chapter 3 of the Consumer's Guide to... Read More Where do the laws of shemitah apply? Do the laws of shemitah apply to the planter hanging in my kitchen? An overview of areas where the laws of shemitah apply. Chapter 2 of the Consumer's Guide to... Read More Forbidden activities during the shemitah year Overview of the forbidden and permitted melachot during the shemitah year: biblical, rabbinic, and the difference between them. Chapter 1 of the Consumer's... Read More Shemitah calendar for herbs and spices When does each kind of herb and spice have kedushat shevi'it and when is its bi'ur time? Appendix D of the Consumer's Guide to Shemitah. Read More Caring for home gardens during the shemitah year How do we care for our home garden during shemitah: advanced preparation, protecting trees and flowers, tending to weeds, and more. Chapter 22 of the Consumer's... Read More Guidelines for growing indoors on detached platforms All you need to know on setting up detached platforms (matza menutak) for indoor home gardens. Appendix E of the Consumer's Guide to Shemitah. 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 33 34
