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Kashrut I כשרות א

1Ḥadashחדש
  1. 1.The Omer Offering And The Prohibition Of Ḥadash
  2. 2.The Mitzva Across Time And Place
  3. 3.The Prohibition Of Ḥadash
  4. 4.The Prohibition Against Harvesting
  5. 5.Ḥadash In The Diaspora
  6. 6.Mixtures And Cases Of Doubt
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2Orla and Neta Reva’iערלה ורבעי
  1. 1.The Mitzvot Of Orla And Neta Reva’I
  2. 2.The Reason For The Mitzva
  3. 3.The Prohibition Against Deriving Benefit
  4. 4.Calculating The Years Of Orla
  5. 5.A Tree That Was Uprooted Or Cut Down
  6. 6.Layering And The Law Of New Shoots
  7. 7.Pots And Nurseries
  8. 8.Trees Subject To Orla
  9. 9.Planting A Tree For Purposes Other Than Fruit
  10. 10.Neta Reva’I
  11. 11.Cases Of Uncertainty Concerning Orla
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3Animal and Tree Kilayimכלאי בהמה ואילן
  1. 1.The Kilayim Prohibitions: General Principles And Rationale
  2. 2.The Prohibition Against Animal Kilayim
  3. 3.Working Two Animal Species Together
  4. 4.The Prohibition Against Grafting Trees
  5. 5.Grafting And Hybridization
  6. 6.Bnei Noaḥ And The Laws Of Kilayim
  7. 7.May One Plant Or Maintain A Grafted Tree?
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4Seed Kilayim and Vineyard Kilayimכלאי זרעים · כלאי הכרם
  1. 1.The Prohibition Against Seed Kilayim
  2. 2.The Concern Of Marit Ayin In Seed Kilayim
  3. 3.The Required Separations For Seed Kilayim
  4. 4.Vineyard Kilayim: A Distinct And Stricter Prohibition
  5. 5.When The Produce Becomes Forbidden
  6. 6.Required Distances For Vineyard Kilayim
  7. 7.The Diaspora And Kilayim Of Non-Jews
  8. 8.THE REASON FOR THE MITZVAThe Reason for the Mitzva
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5Sha’atnezשעטנז
  1. 1.The Mitzva
  2. 2.The Prohibition Of Wearing And Draping
  3. 3.Sitting Or Lying On Sha’Atnez
  4. 4.What Is Sha’Atnez?
  5. 5.Threads Composed Of Two Species
  6. 6.Joining Wool And Linen; Wearing Them Together
  7. 7.Wool And Linen Garments, Past And Present
  8. 8.Avoiding Sha’Atnez In Practice
  9. 9.Discovering Kilayim In One’s Garment
  10. 10.Kilayim In The Priestly Garments And Tzitzit
  11. 11.Reasons For The Mitzva
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6Gifts to the Poorמתנות עניים
  1. 1.The Five Gifts To The Poor
  2. 2.The Torah’s Guidance In Helping The Poor
  3. 3.Pe’A
  4. 4.Shikḥa
  5. 5.Leket
  6. 6.Peret And Olelot Of Grapes
  7. 7.General Rules Of The Mitzva
  8. 8.Opening The Fields For The Poor To Gather
  9. 9.The Law Of These Gifts Today
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7Terumot and Ma’asrotתרומות ומעשרות
  1. 1.The Mitzva
  2. 2.The Four Stages Of The Mitzva
  3. 3.Upholding Torah In Israel
  4. 4.The Distribution Of The Gifts
  5. 5.Laws Of Eating Teruma
  6. 6.Teruma And The Laws Of Purity
  7. 7.The Difference Between Kohanim And Levi’Im
  8. 8.Ma’Aser Rishon
  9. 9.MA’ASER SHENIMa’aser Sheni
  10. 10.The Meaning Of Ma’Aser Sheni
  11. 11.Ma’Aser Ani
  12. 12.The Mitzva Of Bi’Ur Ma’Asrot
  13. 13.The Mitzva Of Vidui Ma’Asrot
  14. 14.When Terumot And Ma’Asrot Must Be Separated And Distributed
  15. 15.Bikurim
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8The Obligated and the Exemptהחייב והפטור
  1. 1.Produce Subject To Terumot And Ma’Asrot
  2. 2.Further Details
  3. 3.Hefker Produce
  4. 4.Neta Reva’I, Shevi’It, And Gifts To The Poor
  5. 5.Onat Ha-Ma’Asrot And Calculating The Years
  6. 6.Gmar Melakha
  7. 7.When Produce Becomes Fixed For Ma’Aser
  8. 8.Fruit Growing in a Courtyard
  9. 9.Where The Obligation Applies In Eretz Yisrael
  10. 10.Produce Grown By A Non-Jew
  11. 11.Additional Laws Involving Non-Jews
  12. 12.Places That Are Not Fields
  13. 13.Demai And Other Doubts
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9General Rules of the Mitzvaכללי המצווה
  1. 1.Separating From The Best Produce
  2. 2.Obligated Vs. Exempt Produce, And Different Levels Of Obligation
  3. 3.Mukaf – Separating From Produce Gathered Together
  4. 4.Measuring Accurately And Correcting Mistakes
  5. 5.The Law Of Teruma Today
  6. 6.Using Teruma Today
  7. 7.A Kohen Or Levi Who Owns Produce
  8. 8.Ma’Aser Rishon In The Present Era
  9. 9.Ma’Aser Ani
  10. 10.Giving The Tithes To The Levi And The Poor In Practice
  11. 11.Giving The Tithes Through Makirei Leviya And Makirei Ani
  12. 12.Ma’Aser Sheni And Its Redemption
  13. 13.Additional Laws Of Redemption
  14. 14.When Ma’Aser Sheni May Not Be Redeemed: Less Than A Peruta Or In Jerusalem
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10The Practical Procedure for Separating Terumot and Ma’asrotסדר ההפרשה למעשה
  1. 1.The Nusaḥ For Separating Terumot And Ma’Asrot, With A Simple Explanation
  2. 2.Who May Separate Terumot And Ma’Asrot
  3. 3.A Condensed Nusaḥ, Agency, And Kashrut Supervision
  4. 4.Separating Terumot And Ma’Asrot On Shabbat And Yom Tov
  5. 5.Separating On Behalf Of Produce Still Attached To The Ground
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11Ḥallaחלה
  1. 1.The Meaning Of Separating Ḥalla From Bread
  2. 2.The Distinctive Character Of Ḥalla
  3. 3.The Mitzva In Eretz Yisrael And Outside The Land
  4. 4.The Mitzva Of Ḥalla In The Present Era
  5. 5.The Practical Procedure For Separating Ḥalla
  6. 6.The Amount That Triggers The Obligation Of Ḥalla
  7. 7.Combining Doughs And Baked Goods
  8. 8.Dough Intended To Be Divided Does Not Combine
  9. 9.Flour And Liquids
  10. 10.Dough For Baked Grain Products
  11. 11.Thick Dough Intended For Cooking
  12. 12.Liquid Batter – Blintzes And Laḥuḥ
  13. 13.Additional Laws
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12Land-Dependent Mitzvotמצוות התלויות בארץ
  1. 1.The General Principle Of Land-Dependent Mitzvot
  2. 2.The Beginning Of The Obligation
  3. 3.Syria
  4. 4.The Exile And The Destruction Of The First Temple
  5. 5.The Prophetic Enactment Of Terumot And Ma’Asrot In Babylonia
  6. 6.The Acceptance Of Torah In The Days Of Ezra
  7. 7.The Second Sanctification And Its Halakhic Effect For The Communal-National Mitzvot
  8. 8.Where The Sanctity Applies: Olei Bavel And Olei Mitzrayim
  9. 9.The Decree Of Impurity Upon Eretz Ha-Amim
  10. 10.Ḥalla
  11. 11.Terumot And Ma’Asrot: By Torah Law Or Rabbinic Enactment?
  12. 12.Other Areas With Respect To Terumot And Ma’Asrot
  13. 13.Terumot And Ma’Asrot Outside The Land
  14. 14.Shemita
  15. 15.Gifts To The Poor
  16. 16.Priestly Gifts From Livestock
  17. 17.The State Of Israel Today
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13Fruit Trees and Bal Tashḥitעצי פרי ובל תשחית
  1. 1.The Proper Attitude Toward Fruit Trees
  2. 2.The Prohibition Against Uprooting Fruit Trees
  3. 3.What Is Included In The Prohibition Against Destroying A Fruit Tree
  4. 4.When Uprooting Serves A Greater Need
  5. 5.When The Tree Causes Damage
  6. 6.The Spiritual Danger In Uprooting A Fruit Tree
  7. 7.Bal Tashḥit: The General Prohibition
  8. 8.Destruction For A Legitimate Purpose
  9. 9.Destroying Food And Treating It Disrespectfully
  10. 10.Leftover Food
  11. 11.Discarding Clothing And Objects, And Replacing Furniture
  12. 12.Respectful Disposal Of Leftover Food
  13. 13.Non-Fruit-Bearing Trees
  14. 14.The Rabbinic Enactment Not To Raise Small Livestock In Eretz Yisrael
  15. 15.Raising Small Livestock In Our Times
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14Eating Meatאכילת בשר
  1. 1.The Permission To Eat Meat
  2. 2.Should We Encourage Vegetarianism?
  3. 3.The Mitzva To Eat Meat On Shabbat And At Mitzva Meals
  4. 4.The Permission For The Jewish People To Eat Meat
  5. 5.The Permission To Eat Meat And The Danger Of Craving
  6. 6.Mitzvot Of Compassion When Animals Are Slaughtered
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15Tza’ar Ba’alei Ḥayimצער בעלי חיים
  1. 1.Treating Animals Properly
  2. 2.Unloading A Donkey: Tza’Ar Ba’Alei Ḥayim By Torah Law
  3. 3.“Do Not Muzzle”: The Treatment Of Working Animals
  4. 4.Feeding Animals
  5. 5.Why Animal Suffering May Be Permitted For Human Need
  6. 6.When It Is Forbidden to Cause Suffering
  7. 7.Killing Animals
  8. 8.Borderline Cases
  9. 9.Methods Of Raising Animals And Fowl For Food
  10. 10.Scientific Experiments
  11. 11.Dangerous Or Harmful Animals
  12. 12.Cruel Spectacles
  13. 13.Keeping Pets
  14. 14.The Prohibition Of Sterilizing Animals
  15. 15.The Treatment of Ownerless Animals
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16Shilu’aḥ Ha-kenשילוח הקן
  1. 1.The Scope Of The Mitzva
  2. 2.The Reasons Behind The Mitzva
  3. 3.Sending Away The Mother When The Chicks Or Eggs Are Not Needed
  4. 4.Practical Details
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17Kashrut of Animalsכשרות בעלי חיים
  1. 1.The Restrictions And Prohibitions On Eating Meat
  2. 2.Kosher And Non-Kosher Species
  3. 3.The Criteria For Determining The Kashrut Of Animals
  4. 4.The Kosher Species And The Laws That Apply To Them
  5. 5.Birds
  6. 6.Cases Of Doubt
  7. 7.Fish
  8. 8.Locusts
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18Laws of Sheḥitaהלכות שחיטה
  1. 1.The Requirement Of Sheḥita
  2. 2.The Laws Of Sheḥita
  3. 3.Sheḥita And Mercy
  4. 4.The Shoḥet
  5. 5.The Berakha Over The Mitzva
  6. 6.The Knife
  7. 7.Young Animals And Chicks Fit For Sheḥita
  8. 8.An Animal And Its Offspring
  9. 9.Covering The Blood
  10. 10.How The Blood Is Covered
  11. 11.Animals That Do Not Require Sheḥita
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19Priestly Gifts from Animalsמתנות כהונה מהחי
  1. 1.The Foreleg, Cheeks, And Maw
  2. 2.How The Gifts Are Given, And The Status Of An Animal From Which They Were Not Separated
  3. 3.Giving The Gifts In Practice
  4. 4.The Mitzva and Meaning of the Firstborn Animal
  5. 5.Further Laws Of The Firstborn Animal
  6. 6.The Problem Of Caring For A Firstborn Today
  7. 7.Partnership With A Non-Jew Prevents The Firstborn From Becoming Sacred
  8. 8.The Firstborn Donkey
  9. 9.The Animal Tithe
  10. 10.The First Shearing
  11. 11.Fulfilling The Mitzva Today
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