Halachic Guides
Shemitah, Chapter 19: Handling Leftovers
What do we do with sacred scraps? Can we feed them to animals? Use them for compost? On properly handling leftovers with shemitah sanctity.
Hilchot Shemitah
Shemitah, Chapter 20: Handling Shemitah Food in the Public Kitchen
Guidelines for the public kitchen (based on Chapter 19 with several differences). What should the owner of a wedding hall do if shemitah fruits and vegetables are also being served?
Hilchot Shemitah
Shemitah, Chapter 21: Additional Uses for Shemitah Fruit
Besides eating, how else may shemitah produce be used: on lighting candles, detergent, medicine, vitamins, paint, cosmetics, and more.
Hilchot Shemitah
Shemitah, Chapter 22: Caring for Home Gardens During the Shemitah Year
Home gardens during shemitah
Hilchot Shemitah
Shemitah, Chapter 23: Buying Flowers and Planters
Are flowers grown in the shemitah year sacred? Can we buy them during shemitah? On planters and flowers during the shemitah year.
Hilchot Shemitah
Shemitah, Chapter 24: Halachic Principles of Bi'ur for Shemitah Produce
What is the obligation of bi'ur and how is the bi'ur time determined for different types of produce?
Hilchot Shemitah
Shemitah, Chapter 25: Practical Laws of Bi'ur
How do we perform the mitzvah of bi'ur today? What do I do if I forgot to do bi'ur on time? On the procedure for rendering crops ownerless and related bi'ur laws.
Hilchot Shemitah
Shemitah, Chapter 26: Bi'ur and Viduy Ma'aserot
What is involved in the mitzvah of bi'ur ma'aserot? Can we perform viduy ma'aserot today? On two unique mitzvot that occur twice during the shemitah cycle.
Hilchot Shemitah
Shemitah, Chapter 27: Laws of Shevi'it during the Eighth Year
Shemitah laws relevant to the eighth year: shemitah sanctity, hefker, bi'ur terumot and ma'aserot. If I pick fruits or vegetables at the beginning of the eighth year, can I eat them? Do I need to separate terumot and ma'aserot?
Hilchot Shemitah
Shemitah, Chapter 28: Debt Cancelation and Prozbul
On the ins and outs of debt cancellation at the end of the shemitah year. Who needs to sign a prozbul? Which debts aren't cancelled? How can I sign a prozbul and also fulfil the mitzvah of cancelling debts?
Hilchot Shemitah