Jewish law

Essential guidelines for navigating everyday financial and ethical situations according to Jewish law

Important guidelines for the Three Weeks period: restaurant operations and fasting obligations for celebration participants

Meet the cucamelon, a miniature watermelon-shaped fruit with a cucumber taste, currently available only as seeds and primarily grown in Mexico.

Moshe Sigdon founded the organization 'Simchat Moshe Rabbeinu' to promote learning about Shabbat laws for proper observance. His efforts in memory of his son led to an emotional dream where his son shared the spiritual benefits of Shabbat in the afterlife.

What is the special virtue of the Shemitah commandment? When can flowers be planted? And what about pruning, fertilizing the soil, and hoeing with a hoe?

Using Prozbul to maintain financial trust: How Hillel the Elder's ancient solution protects loans during the Sabbatical year

A guide to understanding debt cancellation in Jewish law during Shmita

Understanding the vital concept of clearing Shemitah produce from our homes after it disappears from the fields

What is forbidden to do with fruits during the Shemitah year? Find the answers in this brief halachic guide

How to effectively abandon fruits for public use during the Sabbatical year - answers in this concise halachic guide

It is permissible to recite the blessing over trees that are within three years of their planting, even though they are orlah and forbidden to benefit from, since they were not planted improperly. All trees in their first three years are forbidden for benefit, so it is permissible to recite the blessing over them.