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. Is monk fruit considered orlah? A mashgiach of a large kashrut organization, who works in China, checked a company growing monk fruit in a greenhouse onsite. He found out that since monk... Read More 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... Read More Bikurim and the giving of the Torah: Gratitude The foundation of the commandment of bringing bikurim lies in our appreciation for the Creator, as expressed in the text read during the bikurim, when one... Read More Status of Land-Dependent Mitzvot in Areas Liberated in the Six-Day War On the halachic status of various territories conquered during the Six-Day War vis-à-vis the land-dependent mitzvot: Gaza, Arava, and the Golan Heights, and... Read More The Omer Offering and the Chadash Prohibition in Israel and Abroad On the chadash prohibition in Israel and abroad, the positions of the chief rabbinate and kashrut agencies. Plus: why do we rarely see "no fear of chadash" on... Read More Laws governing birkat ha'ilanot Rosh Chodesh Nissan is the first day we can say birkat ha'ilanot, the blessing on blossoming fruit trees, praising Hashem for creating a beautiful world with... Read More Blue gold: Blueberries and orlah Are there blueberry varieties that are considered a vegetable and thus not subject to the laws of orlah? What is the difference between northern and southern... Read More Pesach: Oat and Rye Matzah In recent years, bakeries started selling matzah from various types of flour, such as oats and rye. On wheat matzah vs. matzah from other grains: do they have... Read More To Wave the Omer About the omer offering brought on 16 Nissan. Is barley considered a food for humans or animals? On the differences and commonalities between the omer and... Read More 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... 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
