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Coloring pages on the land-dependent mitzvot

Coloring pages for children on many of the land-dependent mitzvot from Midreshet HaTorah VeHa'aretz

Learning material for parent-children study about the mitzvot dependent on the Land of Israel

Four kid-friendly, concise study sheets with the main concepts related to many of the land-dependent mitzvot and their practical application today plus a quiz...

Kilei hakerem: Working in vineyards in Israel and abroad

Chanukah lights with shemitah oil

Is it permissible to use shemitah oil for Chanukah lights? A review of the parameters of permitted benefit from Chanukah lights and the implications on using...

Kedushat sheminit

Otzar Ha'aretz—summary of the shemitah year and looking ahead: how we can strengthen our Jewish farmers and buy mehadrin produce also during non-shemitah years....

Land-dependent mitzvot for land liberated in the Six Day War

Did Israel's miraculous victory during the Six Day War change the halachic status of the land vis-à-vis land-dependent mitzvot?

Bi'ur ma'aserot and viduy ma'aserot

This articles talks about a rare mitzvah we do twice in 7 years, in the 4th and 7th year of the shmita cycle (5779,5782).

Shavuot: The connection between Shavuot, Megillat Rut, and Harvest

One reason cited for reading Megillat Rut on Shavuot is because it occurred during the harvest. Does this fact really matter? On the spiritual significance of...

Separating terumot and ma’aserot: procedure and text

How exactly do we separate terumot and ma'aserot – the full procedure and the exact text

The grandfather of Torah VeHa’aretz Institute

The link between Rabbi Yisrael of Shkolov and Torah VeHa’aretz Institute