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Kislev 5786, Issue no. 24

Article: Halachic guide for separating terumot and ma'aserot from olive oil | Q&A: Which ma'aser do I separate for Kislev papaya harvest? | Clip: Advanced separation | Garden of Mitzvot: Is khat subject to orlah? | News: Chanukah family festival at Torah VeHa'aretz Center | Herbs, halachah, and a Kahoot! showdown for South African & Australian students | Nefesh B'Nefesh seniors' day | Special visits for special visitors

Cheshvan 5786, Issue no. 23

Article: Mashiv haru'ach umorid hageshem in the age of super technologies | Clip: Grafts - The perfect match | Q&A: Blessing on the first rainfall | Sugarcan: Plants in the Garden of Mitzvot | English kilei zera'im calculator is up and running! | Chanukah family event | Chol hamo'ed family event | Tu Bishevat lectures

Tishrei 5786, Issue no. 22

A ma'aser sheni year has begun! | Is it permissible to plant a Yemenite etrog near a lemon tree? | The nine-leaf myrtle | Special events for soldiers | Family Sukkot event | Summer English day family event | Tu Bishevat lecture series for yeshivot, midrashot, and synagogues | Book dedications

Av 5785, Issue no. 21

Article: Rooted or not? Halachic correspondence with contemporary posekim on planting trees after 15 Av | Clip: Radbaz, Savior of the Eggplant | QA: Kilei zera'im in hydroponic systems where each plant is in an individual pot | New at the Garden of Mitzvot: Layered grapevine | Summer family events at Torah VeHa'aretz Center

Nissan 5785, Issue no. 20

New at Torah Veha'aretz Institute Visitors Center | Special guests from abroad come to learn and share | Clip: From ancient fruit tree to the symbol of revival: the story of the date palm in the Land of Israel | English WhatsApp group: Rabbi, am I legal? | Article: The omer offering and the chadash prohibition in Israel and abroad | QA: Are we allowed to say birkat hailanot on trees grafted in a forbidden fashion?

Kislev 5785, Issue no. 19

New at Torah Veha'aretz Institute Visitors Center: English up and running! | Hot off the press: The Mitzvot of the Land in a Nutshell | QA: Separation with lack of intent: Oops! I didn't see those oranges! | Article: the amount of terumah gedolah for olive oil today

Av 5784, Issue no. 18

Elul 5781, Issue no. 17

The Consumer's Guide to Shemitah I New on our website I Planting and sowing deadlines before shemitah I Printouts for your refrigerator I Your garden does not have to die during the shemitah year I Otzar Ha'aretz I Q&A: Planting a small garden in Elul before the shemitah year

Iyar 5781, Issue no. 16

Back Again I New Book in English – Hilchot Orlah! I Coming Soon - Shemitah Zoom Lecture I Shemitah Lectures Delivered I Hilchot Shemitah Book I Professional Guide, Preparing Ornamental Gardens for the Shemitah year I Q&A - Do Leaves have Shemitah Sanctity?

Tevet-Shevat 5780, Issue no. 15

Digital Tu BiShevat Seder | Trip to Poland | Tu BiShevat and Halachah | Hilchot Ha'aretz | New: Clips in Spanish

Kislev 5780, Issue no. 14

Clip: Olive Press in Benei Darom | Article: Olives and Olive Oil | QA: Lighting Hanukkah Candles with Edible Oil | Tour: Mizrachi World Movement

Cheshvan 5780, Issue no. 13

Emunat Itecha 125 | Tu BiShevat Seder | KBY Visits Torah VeHa'aretz Institute | Lectures and Workshops | Q&A Tree in a Shared Courtyard

Tishrei 5780, Issue no. 12

The Etrog | OU Tours Certified Nursery and Etrog Orchard | Lectures and Home-based Workshops | Q&A: Non-Grafted Etrogim

Elul 5779, Issue no. 11

Shehechiyanu – Practical Information | Q&A Shehechiyanu on a Fresh Pineapple | The Pomegranate | Emunat Itecha 125 | Etrog Orchard Tour | Tour of BTYA RBS

Av 5779, Issue no.10

OU Tour | Kilei Zera'im and Herbs | Visit by Rabbi Kenny Schiowitz | Lectures at BTYA, Ramat Beit Shemesh | Q&A

Tammuz 5779, Issue no.9

New Children's Book in English | Community Gardens | Divrei Torah on Parashat HaShavua | Planting Trees Until 15 Av | Q&A The Orlah Year Calculation

Sivan 5779, Issue no. 8

Shavuot | Flyer of Tours at Torah VeHa'aretz Institute | Halachic Guide: Grafting | The connection between Shavuot, Megillat Rut, and Harvest | Two Tours of the Institute

Iyar 5779, Issue no. 7

Mitzvah in a Minute – Peah | Q&A Land-dependent Mitzvot and Israel Independence Day | Workshop in Yerushalaim | Barley – Sefirat HaOmer | Jerusalem Day

Nissan 5779, Issue no. 6

Mitzvah in a Minute – Challah | Q&A Lettuce from an open area for maror | Birkat Ha'ilanot | Bi'ur Ma'aserot | The prohibition of chadash | Insect-free cultivation developments

Purim 5779, Issue no. 5

Mitzvah in a Minute – Kila'im | Can I give ma'aser ani produce as mishlo'ach manot to the poor? | Thank you Letter | Book Dedications | Proclamation about Kila'im

Adar II 5779, Issue no. 4

Mitzvah in a Minute - Orlah | Bringing Vegetables through the Window Q&A | Tu BiShevat Seder | Letter from MMY | Website | Recent Lectures

Tishrei 5779, Issue no. 3

Mitzvah in a Minute - Ma’aser Sheni | Which of the mitzvot hateluyot ba’aretz apply to an etrog? | Torah Tidbits | 5TJT Newspaper | English Website | Machon Meir

Sivan 5778, Issue no. 2

Workshops on Israel's special mitzvot | Matanot Ani’im Today | Encyclopedia of Halacha and Agriculture | Midreshet Torah v’Avodah visits Torah VeHa’aretz Institute

Nissan 5778, Issue no. 1

Birkat Ha’ilanot – blessing for the trees | The English department | Is it possible to fulfill the mitzva of eating maror on lettuce grown hydroponically? | Can I sell products containing wheat protein (like soluble soup mix) together with the chametz? | RCA-Israel rabbis visit Torah VeHa’aretz Institute