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Laws of Chanukah 5785

Can orlah or tevel oil be used to light the Chanukah menorah? Can a Kohen use terumah oil? Should we separate challah from donut batter? Learn here about...

Filmed lectures – Kilayim

Links to lectures about kilayim delivered by the English department, via Zoom or live.

Filmed lectures – Orlah

Links to lectures about orlah delivered by the English department, via Zoom or live.

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...

Katz Prize 5777-2017

The committee's reasons for awarding the Katz prize to Torah VeHa'aretz Institute on Tammuz 5777, July 2017.

Kfar Darom past and present—we will rebuild you once again!

The story of Kfar Darom, the most veteran of the Gush Katif settlements and former home of Torah VeHa'aretz Institute. A brief historical overview, including...

Tu BiShevat: The New Year for Trees

Tu BiShevat is an important date for the laws of ma'aserot, orlah and neta revay

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

The Laws of Ma’aser Rishon and Ma’aser Ani

The year 5785 is the third year in the shemitah cycle, and a ma'aser ani year. What do we separate ma'aser ani from? How do we separate it? Who has "poor...