Halachic Guides
Netilat Lulav
Netilat lulav and etrog, nusach Sephard and Ashkenaz.
Around the Jewish Year
The arba minim through the lens of the land-dependent mitzvot: what to look out for when selecting your arba minim
Planning on buying a set of arba minim? Rabbi Ehud Achituv of Torah VeHa'aretz Institute sets things straight: what to look for when selecting your lulav, etrog, hadasim, and aravot.
Around the Jewish Year
Kilei Zera’im
A short and practical halachic guide on the main laws pertaining to kilei zera'im, the forbidden interplanting of seeds, relevant to anyone with a home garden.
Mitzvot of the Land
Matanot Aniyim: Chapter 6: Laws of Chadash
A brief overview of the laws of chadash. Rabbi Eyal Ben David, updates by Rabbi Moshe Bloom
Hilchot Matanot Aniyim
Matanot Aniyim: Chapter 4: Laws of Peret
A brief overview of the laws of peret.
Hilchot Matanot Aniyim
Matanot Aniyim, Chapter 5: Laws of Ollelet
A brief overview of the laws of ollelet.
Hilchot Matanot Aniyim
Matanot Aniyim, Chapter 3: Laws of Shichechah
A brief overview of the laws of shichechah.
Hilchot Matanot Aniyim
Matanot Aniyim, Chapter 2: Laws of Lekket
A brief overview of the laws of lekket.
Hilchot Matanot Aniyim
Matanot Aniyim, Chapter 1: Laws of Pe'ah
An overview of the laws of pe'ah: where does it apply and is a corner of the field still left today?
Hilchot Matanot Aniyim
Pesach: Biur Ma'aserot and Viduy Ma'aserot, Nissan 5782
Biur and viduy ma'aserot are unique mitzvot that occur once every three years; this year (5782) is one of them. On the halachot of biur and viduy ma'aser as they apply today plus the texts recited as part of viduy ma'aserot.
Mitzvot of the Land