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USEFUL NEWS (SHEMITA)

Public Protests Landscaping Work Along Jerusalem-Tel Aviv Highway, Parshas EKev 5768

Hundreds of Educators at Ezer Mitzion Conferences on Attention Deficiency, Parshas EKev 5768

Rabbinical Committee Announces Kosher Investment Options, Parshas Voeschanon 5768

Beit Shemesh Organization Obtains Bilirubinometer, Parshas Voeschanon 5768

Rabbonim Warn About Atmosphere at Hotels and Bungalows, Parshas Voeschanon 5768

Committee Working to Protect Public from In-Flight Movies Sends Delegation to HaRav Kanievsky, Parshas Devorim 5768

Keren Shevi'is Board Meets to Discuss Agriculture Ministry Obstacles, Parshas Massei 5768

Tremendous Demand for Mikvo'os in Outlying Communities Around the World, Parshas Massei 5768

Degel HaTorah Provides Assistance for Jerusalem Residents Filing for Tax Discounts, Parshas Massei 5768

Bank Forced to Return Yeshiva Money Delayed Wrongfully, Parshas Mattos 5767

Keren Shevi'is Presents Financial Reports of Aid to Farmers, Parshas Mattos 5767

Claims Committee Obtains Reparations for Jewish Survivors of Siege of Leningrad, Parshas Mattos 5767

Rabbonim Call on Travelers to Choose Movie-Free Flights, Parshas Pinchas 5767

Rabbinical Transportation Committee Urges All Ladies to Follow Bus Guidelines, Parshas Chukas 5768

Wide Distribution of Otzar Beis Din Produce, Parshas Chukas 5768

HaRav Shmuel Auerbach Visits Shmittah-Observant Farmers, Parshas Korach 5768

Acheinu to Open Counselling Centers Around the Country, Parshas Korach 5768

Joint Siyum for Shmittah-Observant Farmers from Negev Communities, Parshas Behaalosecho 5768

Shmittah-Observant Farmers Visit Gedolei Yisroel, Parshas Behar 5767

Enthusiastic Response to Keren Shevi'is Fundraising Drive, Parshas Bechukosai 5768

Modi'in Illit and Nearby Communities to Set Up Joint Industrial Park, Parshas Emor 5768

Store Rental in Geula Costs Four Times More Than in Downtown Tel Aviv, Parshas Emor 5768

>Hagemach Hamerkazi Expands: First US Branch to Open in Lakewood, Parshas Kedoshim 5768

Betzedek Starts Legal Claims Against Bus Companies, Parshas Tazria 5768

Gemach Merkazi Sets Fixed Dollar Rate, Parshas Tazria 5768

Strauss to Label Non-Cholov Yisroel Products, Parshas Tazria 5768

Gedolei Yisroel Attend Tsnius Chizuk Gatherings in Bnei Brak and Jerusalem, Parshas Tazria 5768

Counter-Terrorism Bureau Issues Pesach Travel Advisory, Parshas Shemini 5768

First Shmittah Park Set Up in Jerusalem, Parshas Vayikra 5768

Prohibited Landscaping Carried Out at Municipal Sites, Parshas Vayakhel 5768

Purim Antismoking Campaign for Kids and Teens, Parshas Vayakhel 5768

Founding Conference for Tevunah - Guidance for Family Budgeting, Parshas Vayakhel 5768

Campaign to Encourage North American and British Doctors to Make Aliya, Parshas Yisro 5768

Jerusalem Municipality Launches Plan to Build Communal Facilities in Ramot, Parshas Voeiro 5768

Education Conference at Nir Etzion Set to Begin, Parsha Voeiro 5768

Mesilla Completes Braille Chumash Project, Parsha Vayechi 5768

Concerted Efforts to Prevent Planting Along Trans-Israel Highway, Parsha Vayechi 5768

Torah Culture Week Opens in Jerusalem, Parsha Mikeitz 5768

Efforts to Persuade Bus Companies to Provide Mehadrin Service, Parsha Mikeitz 5768

Employment Center for Disabled Under Construction in Bnei Brak, Parsha Vayeishev 5768

Rabbonim and Educators Ask Public Figure to Take Action Against Unsavory Internet Content, Parsha Vayishlach 5768

Over 40,000 Jews Turn Out for Torah Day in France, Parsha Vayeitzei 5768

Agriculture Minister to Renew Vegetable Imports for Shomrei Shevi'is, Parsha Toldos 5768

MK Gafni Assails Kadima for Trying to Bypass Kashrus Laws, Parshas Chayei Soroh 5768

Agricultural Minister Driving Up Vegetable Prices for Shmitta-Observant Consumers, Parshas Chayei Soroh 5768

High Court Still Trying to Force Local Rabbis to Permit Sale of Heter Mechirah Produce, Yom Kippur 5768

Jerusalem Finishes Planting 80,000 Perennials in Preparation for Shmittah, Rosh Hashana 5768

New Rules for Torah Study in Kiruv Programs, Parshas Nitzovim/Vayeilech 5767

Attempt to Impose Sale of Heter Mechirah Farm Produce, Parshas Nitzovim/Vayeilech 5767

Chanichei Hayeshivos Establishes Beis Din, Parshas Nitzovim/Vayeilech 5767

Otzar Beis Din Members Tour Moshavim in Central Israel, Parshas Ki Sovo 5767

Rabbonim Launch Keren Shevi'is Fundraising Drive, Parshas Ki Sovo 5767

Elul, 5767, on the Eve of the Shmittah Year, Parshas Ki Seitzei 5767

To All the Chareidim Ledvar Hashem in our Holy Land, Hashem Aleihem Yichyu, Parshas Ki Seitzei 5767

Preparing for a Fast, Parshas Devorim 5767

Celebrating the Goodness of Giving, Parshas Mattos-Massei 5767

Israel to Mint Two-Shekel Coin, Parshas Mattos-Massei 5767

Jerusalem Municipality Inaugurates New Approach Road To The Western Wall, Parshas Mattos-Massei 5767

Aguda of America Representatives Tour Moshavim to Assess Needs of Shevi'is Farmers, Parshas Pinchos 5767

Jerusalem Municipality Completes Shmittah Preparations, Parshas Korach 5767

Jerusalem Municipality Launches Program to Raise Awareness on Eligibility for Government Allotments, Parshas Korach 5767

The Need for Halachic Supervision Over Stock Market Investments, Parshas Shelach 5767

Degel HaTorah Helps Yeshiva Students Update Visas, Parshas Shelach 5767

Sos Tossis Shidduchim, Parshas Nosso 5767

Cabinet Approves New Chareidi Town in South, Parshas Tazria/Metzora 5767

Special Shtar Mechiras Chometz for Non-Observant Owners, Parshas Zav 5767

The Sale of Chometz by Nonobservant Jews, Parshas Zav 5767

Government Earmarks NIS 103 Million for Shmittah Preparations, Parshas Vayikra 5767

Bnei Brak-Elad Road to Open This Month, Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei 5767

Government Backs Bill to Provide Equal Funding for Chareidi Education, Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei 5767

Users of Unapproved Cell Phones May Not be Able to Enroll Their Children in Educational Institutions, Parshas Mishpotim 5767

Chaim LaYeled Finishes Construction of Hostel for Lung and Psoriasis Patients, Parshas Mishpotim 5767

Tender for Jerusalem-Bnei Brak Bus Line, Parshas Vayigash 5767

Council for Beautiful Israel Awards Prizes to Five Chareidi Cities, Parshas Vayishlach 5767

Principals of Bnei Brak Talmudei Torah Found "Beis Midrash for Mechanchim", Parshas Vayishlach 5767

Volunteers at Public Institutions Eligible for Reimbursements, Parshas Toldos 5767

Swindlers Posing as Gemach and Tzedokoh Representatives Prey on the Innocent, Parshas Toldos 5767

Apartment Prices in Charish to be Controlled to Accommodate Chareidi Buyers, Parshas Toldos 5767

Economics or Wreckonomics: Supporting the Family or Destroying It, Parshas Chayei Soroh 5767

Migraine, Parshas Chayei Soroh 5767

Poverty Solutions at Mesila London Breakfast, Parshas Chayei Soroh 5767

State Budget Does Not Include Aid for Farmers During Shmittah, Parshas Vayeiro 5767

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Parshas Vayeiro 5767

Many Passengers Served Non-Kosher Meals on El Al Code- Sharing Flights, Parshas Lech Lecho 5767

Suits Imported from Turkey and Sold During Holidays May Contain Shatnez, Parshas Lech Lecho 5767

Shema Beni's New English-Language Hotline, Parshas Bereishis 5767

CAUTION, CHODOSH!, Succos Issue 5767

New Warrantee Regulations, Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur 5767

HaRav Eliashiv Says Bnei Torah Should Separate Terumos and Ma'asros from All Food in Their Home, Parshas Nitzovim/Vayeilech 5766

New Initiative to Confront Jerusalem Housing Shortage, Parshas Nitzovim/Vayeilech 5766

HaRav Lefkowitz Warns Bnei Torah to Keep Cell Phones Off While Learning, Parshas Ki Seitzei 5766

The Joy of the Blessing, Parshas Ki Seitzei 5766

Yeshivas Ponovezh Opens 54th Yarchei Kallah, Parshas Eikev 5766

Readiness, Parshas Mattos-Mass'ei 5766

Pinworms, a Common Fact of Juvenile Life, Parshas Mattos-Mass'ei 5766

Apartments in South for as Little as NIS 60 a Month, Parshas Pinchos 5766

Internal Affairs Minister: Sheitels Allowed in ID Photos, Parshas Pinchos 5766

Shomer Shabbos Pamphlets Available, Parshas Pinchos 5766

Dehydration and Heat Stroke, Parshas Bolok 5766

Have a Fun and Free Vacation, Parshas Bolok 5766

Genizah in Eretz Yisroel, Parshas Chukas 5766

Young Woman Disguised as Chareidi Stole Dozens of Purses, Parshas Korach 5766

The International Cohen Committee, Parshas Korach 5766

IDF and Jerusalem Municipality Working to Combat Mosquitoes, Parshas Beha'aloscha 5766

Tens of Thousands of Rental Apartments to be Built Within Two years, Parshas Beha'aloscha 5766

Parchment Made by Non-Jews and Non-Observant Jews Sold as Kosher Klaf, Parshas Beha'aloscha 5766

New Library in Ramat Shlomo, Parshas Beha'aloscha 5766

Chof Hashaket in Haifa will Remain Separated Beach, Parshas Nosso 5766

Capital Gains Tax Appeal, Parshas Behar/Bechukosai 5766

Complaints Now on the Company's Tab, Parshas Behar/Bechukosai 5766

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Will Trade Shekel Futures Contracts, Parshas Emor 5766

New Chareidi City of Charish, near Hadera, Approved, Parshas Tzav/Pesach 5766

A Quinoa Update — The Gedolei Haposkim Prohibit It, Parshas Tzav/Pesach 5766

Bnei Brak Launches Purim No-Smoking Campaign for Youth, Parshas Ki Siso 5766

Gemach Merkazi Launches Kibbud Horim Plan, Parshas Mishpotim 5766

Call an Ambulance at 101, Not Hatzoloh, Parshas Mishpotim 5766

Investigative Report Reveals Public Opinion Surveys are Skewed, Parshas Mishpotim 5766

Protecting Sifrei Torah from Theft, Parshas Yisro 5766

Jerusalem Opens Special Kindergarten Enrollment Center, Parshas Yisro 5766

Egged Boosts Frequency of Jerusalem Bus Lines, Parshas Yisro 5766

Daf Yomi Shiurim on Commuter Buses, Parshas Yisro 5766

IDT Launches Drive to Hire 200 in Jerusalem This Month, Parshas Shemos 5766

KASHRUS UPDATE, Teves 5766, Parshas Vayechi 5766

Do-It-Yourself Strep Diagnostic Now Available, Parshas Vayechi 5766

Granny Was Right: Modern Day Folk Medicine, Parshas Vayigash 5766

Notice Regarding Kela'ei Hakerem, Parshas Mikeitz 5766

Hiddurim in Olive Oil for Hanukah, Parshas Mikeitz 5766

New Law to Limit Volume at Simchas, Parshas Vayeishev 5766

Tax Consultants will No Longer Need Bagrut, Parshas Vayeishev 5766

Rain Tent Erected at Kosel Maarovi, Parshas Vayeishev 5766

Eretz Yisroel, at All Costs, Parshas Vayeishev 5766

Gedolei Yisroel Call for Reinforced Efforts to Use Kosher Electricity on Shabbos, Parshas Vayishlach 5766

Amendment to Require Products to be Labeled Milchig, Fleishig or Pareve, Parshas Vayeitzei 5766

Writing for the Chareidi Public, Parshas Vayeitzei 5766

Mesillah Opens New Branch in Beitar Illit to Help Families Achieve Financial Stability, Parshas Toldos 5766

Ban on Tuna, Parshas Chayei Soroh 5766

Shas Being Distributed for Next Cycle Le'Ilui Nishmas HaRav Shach zt"l, Parshas Vayeiro 5766

Achsania Shel Torah Begins Operations in Jerusalem, Parshas Lech Lecho 5766

Israeli Water is Bug-Free, Succos Issue 5766

Shabbos Shuvoh Droshos Included Warnings to Avoid Unapproved Cell Phones, Succos Issue 5766

Health Ministry Recommendations Regarding Soybean Consumption, Succos Issue 5766

Observations: Simple Things that Hospitals Should Do, Succos Issue 5766

Lulavim to be Imported from Spain Instead of el-Arish, Parshas Ki Sovo 5765

Collective Supplementary Health Insurance Plan for Entire Chareidi Public, Parshas Ki Sovo 5765

Vaadas HaRabbonim LeInyonei Tikshores Approves Additional Cell Phone Models, Parshas Shoftim 5765

Kosher Vacationing, Parshas Voeschanan 5765

Premarital Genetic Screening Jewish Heredity Issues, Parshas Devorim 5765

Summer is Snake Season, Parshas Massei 5765

BUG UPDATE, Tammuz 5765, Parshas Mattos 5765

Hyperactivity — from a Different Angle Altogether, Parshas Pinchos 5765

The Other Half of Sitting Shiva, Parshas Pinchos 5765

Hatzoloh Warns Public to Exercise Caution in Heat, Parshas Bolok 5765

Kollel Shomrei Hachomos Operates Book-Lending Program, Parshas Bolok 5765

Enormous Chareidi Housing Project in Yeruchom, Parshas Chukas 5765

Chief Rabbinate Makes HaRav Adler and HaRav Efrati in Charge of Jerusalem Kashrus, Parshas Chukas 5765

Herzliya Beach Opens Following Special Arrangements With City of Bnei Brak, Parshas Chukas 5765

Bituach Leumi to Submit Multi-year Plan to Provide Handicapped Access to Mikvo'os, Parshas Chukas 5765

No Halachic Scales For The South African Kingklip Fish, Parshas Korach 5765

Rabbi Gafni Proposes Law Allowing Installation of Shabbos Clock in Stairwell Without Neighbors' Consent, Parshas Shelach 5765

Dollar Rises 12 Agorot in Three Months, Parshas Beha'aloscha 5765

Kashrus Certification Now Required for Over-the-Counter Drugs, Parshas Nosso 5765

Missionary Material Handed Out at Tel Aviv Food Festival, Parshas Nosso 5765

Lev L'Achim Renews Warnings Against Vacations at Nes Amim, Parshas Bechukosai 5765

Bank Leumi Share Grants Approved, Parshas Bechukosai 5765

Notzrei Loshon Binder Available, Parshas Bechukosai 5765

Why it is Now OK to Go to the Kosel Maarovi on Shabbos and Yom Tov, Parshas Behar 5765

International Kashrus Conference Opens in Jerusalem — Issurei Hano'oh Ingredients Possible in Medicines, Parshas Behar 5765

Fire Safety, Parshas Behar 5765

Repeat Warning Against All Cell Phone Use by Yeshiva Students, Parshas Emor 5765

Kosel Bus Lines will Run Until 1:00 AM, Parshas Emor 5765

Gathering in Givat Shaul to Mark End of Shivoh for HaRav Wolbe, zt"l, Parshas Emor 5765

Botei Din Ban "Drawer Plan" Housework System, Parshas Kedoshim 5765

A Detailed Halachic Guide Including Practical Advice for Erev Pesach Shechal Lihiyos BeShabbos, Parshas Achrei Mos 5765

Touring Safely: Bein Hazmanim Perils, Parshas Achrei Mos 5765

Quinoa Should Not be Used on Pesach, Parshas Achrei Mos 5765

Oat Matzo: From Scotland to the World, Parshas Achrei Mos 5765

Cigarettes Have Chometz!, Parshas Achrei Mos 5765

Checking Strawberries, Parshas Achrei Mos 5765

Magen David Adom Warns that Fish and Matzoh Pose Choking Hazards, Parshas Achrei Mos 5765

Travelers Beware when Taking Packages, Parshas Achrei Mos 5765

Parents, Children, and the Seder Table, Parshas Achrei Mos 5765

Surveillance Cameras in Old City Rendered Suitable for Shabbos Use, Parshas Metzora 5765

High Percentage of Orloh in Certain Summer Fruits, Parshas Metzora 5765

New "Kosher" Cell Phones Free of Content Services, Parshas Vayikro 5765

A Woman's Work, Parshas Vayikro 5765

Final Approval for Daylight Savings Time Law, Parshas Pekudei 5765

Tried and True Seguloh, Parshas Pekudei 5765

Various Events Scheduled to Mark Completion of Daf Yomi Cycle, Parshas Tetzaveh 5765

Just One Word. Amen, Parshas Tetzaveh 5765

Employment Project for Modi'in Illit Women Gains Momentum, Parshas Terumoh 5765

Bezeq Donated NIS 2.8 Million to Charity Organizations, Parshas Terumoh 5765

Arise Yerushalayim, the Holy City, Parshas Beshalach 5765

Changes in Egged Lines from Jerusalem and Bnei Brak to Tzfas and Meron, Parshas Beshalach 5765

Checking Dried Fruit, Parshas Beshalach 5765

BUG UPDATE, Tevet 5765, Parshas Voera 5765

Bill to Prevent Fake Sifrei Torah and Megillos, Parshas Vayechi 5765

XFone Offers Lowest Rate on International Calling, Parshas Vayechi 5765

The Vote of Orthodox Jews in the US Election, Parshas Vayigash 5765

Government Assistance for Apartment Buyers to Drop at End of December, Parshas Vayeshev 5765

BUG UPDATE, KISLEV 5765, Parshas Vayetze 5765

Line Ten Joins Jerusalem's Mehadrin Lines, Parshas Vayetze 5765

Stricter Car Safety Laws for Children, Parshas Chaye Soro 5765

Fourth Annual Shas Cycle in Memory of HaRav Shach Begins, Parshas Vayero 5765

Smoking on Yom Tov is Prohibited MideOraisa, Succos 5765

Religious Council of Jerusalem -- Council Chairman's Office, Succos 5765

Insects in Sechach, Succos 5765

Smoking on Yom Tov is Prohibited MideOraisa, Parshas Nitzovim-Vayeilech 5764

Bein Hashmoshos: A Possible Issur DeOraisa, Parshas Nitzovim-Vayeilech 5764

New Head of El Al Pledges Not to Fly on Shabbos, Parshas Ki Sovo 5764

Orloh Fruits from Current Harvest Season Found in Produce Markets, Parshas Ki Sovo 5764

Choosing the Music -- A Yiddishe Wedding, Parshas Ki Sovo 5764

Forms on Yeshivos Gedolos and Kollelim Due, Parshas Ki Seitzei 5764

Antismoking Organization Launches Broad Campaign, Parshas Shoftim 5764

Vetalmudo Beyodo: How to Become a Talmid Chochom, Parshas Shoftim 5764

Rabbonim Urge Public to Avoid Visiting Sites Open on Shabbos, Parshas Rei 5764

Don't Smoke, Parshas Eikev 5764

Beware of Yichud in X-ray Rooms, Parshas Vo'eschanan 5764

The New Zealand Dateline, Parshas Vo'eschanan 5764

New Child Allowances Take Effect, Parshas Devorim 5764

Hundreds of Condensed Shemiras Haloshon Shiurim Around the Country, Parshas Devorim 5764

New Amendment Requires Bathing Facilities to Provide Separate Hours, Parshas Mattos-Masei 5764

Two Other Supermarket Chains Announce They Will Remain Closed on Shabbos, Parshas Mattos-Masei 5764

Kosher Beach in Herzliyah Reopens, Parshas Pinchos 5764

Gedolei Yisroel Warn Against Birthright Trips to Israel, Parshas Bolok 5764

Security Escort for Visitors at Mount of Olives, Parshas Bolok 5764

BUG UPDATE, SIVAN 5764, Parshas Beha'aloscha 5764

The Importance of Sheitels in our Troubled Times, Parshas Beha'aloscha 5764

New US Report Links More Diseases to Smoking, Parshas Beha'aloscha 5764

The Importance of Sheitels in our Troubled Times, Parshas Nosso 5764

Shearis Yisroel Rabbonim Begin Checking Kashrus of Different Types of Wigs, Parshas Nosso 5764

On Wigs and Wings..., Parshas Nosso 5764

Righteous Women, Parshas Nosso 5764

The Great Sheitel Kiddush Hashem, Parshas Bamidbar 5764

High Percentage of Orloh in Summer Fruits, Parshas Bamidbar 5764

Realtor Exclusivity Limited to Six Months, Parshas Behar/Bechukosai 5764

Building Contractors Accuse State of Taxing Apartment Buyers Excessively, Parshas Behar/Bechukosai 5764

Survivors From Western Europe, Hungary May Now Be Eligible for Claims Conference Pensions, Parshas Emor 5764

Investigation Underway to Evaluate Certain Sheitels, Parshas Emor 5764

Bikur Cholim, Parshas Emor 5764

About Packaging Dates, Parshas Tazria/Metzora 5764

The Value of a Prutoh, Parshas Tazria/Metzora 5764

Gedolei Yisroel Warn Against Series of Books Containing Alterations in Siddurim and Chumoshim, Parshas Tzav/Pesach 5764

More About Ritalin, Parshas Yisro 5764

Bedikas Hamozone Cahalochoh, Parshas Beshalach 5764

Agriculture Ministry to Alter Insurance Contract to Protect Farmers Who Keep Shmittah, Parshas Voeiro 5764

Mayor's Revolutionary Plan to Lower Housing Costs in Jerusalem, Parshas Shemos 5764

Response of Rav Vaye and Rav Shmulevitz to Letters by Rav Landau against Specially-Grown Vegetables, Parshas Shemos 5764

Sparing Jews from Financial Losses, Parshas Shemos 5764

The Mishna Berurah Amud Yomi Program, Parshas Vayechi 5764

Israel to give away Hebrew Version of Open Office, Parshas Vayechi 5764

BUG UPDATE ACCORDING TO RAV VAYE KISLEV 5764, Parshas Vayeishev 5764

Upcoming Conference on Bukharan Jewry, Parshas Vayeishev 5764

Instructions for Kohanim Entering Hospitals, Parshas Vayeitzei 5764

Bolstering Efforts to Prevent Sale of Orloh, Parshas Vayeitzei 5764

Insect-Free Vegetables Grown Hydroponically, Parshas Vayeitzei 5764

Problematic Shemittah Wine, Parshas Shmini 5763

USA Shmittah Update, Parshas Vayikra 5762

Shemittah Concerns Still Trouble USA, Parshas Mishpatim 5762

Gala Shearis Rally Marks End of Successful Shmittah Year, Parshas Shemos 5762

U.S. Shmittah Product Category List, Parshas Vayeishev 5762

Further U.S. Shmittah Issues, Parshas Vayishlach 5762

U.S. Shmittah Advisory, Parshas Toldos 5762

The Gaon Said to Write a Prusbul Throughout the World, Parshas Nitzavim 5761/Rosh Hashana-Yom Kippur 5762

In Honor of Shmittah and its Heroes, Parshas Nitzavim 5761/Rosh Hashana-Yom Kippur 5762

Observations: OU Gives Kashrus Certification to Heter Mechirah Products, Parshas Shoftim 5761

Otzar Beis Din Grape Juice Distributed, Parshas Shoftim 5761

Proper Shemittah Observance, Parshas Shelach 5761

Gedolei Haposkim Urge Use of Otzar Beis Din Fruit, Parshas Shelach 5761

Bs"d, Iyar 5761, Parshas Shelach 5761

Bs"d, Iyar 5761, Parshas Shelach 5761

Politica, Parshas Nasso 5761

This Shabbos: Fundraising Around in the World on Behalf of the Shmittah-Observing Farmers, Parshas Behar/Bechukosai 5761

Helping the Gibborei Hakoach, Parshas Behar/Bechukosai 5761

Vegetables from the Aravah, Parshas Emor 5761

The Heter Mechirah Debate / Can Good Come from Evil?, Parshas Vayikra 5761

Hundreds of Farmers Join Keren Shevi'is Kollelim, Parshas Terumah 5761

Five Million NIS Transferred to Shmittah Observant Farmers, Parshas Terumah 5761

The Struggle for Shmittah Observance This Year: Jewish Produce, the Heter Mechirah, Sefichim and Geuloh, Parshas Mishpotim 5761

Issues of Shmittah 5761: Shelichus, the Arava and More, Parshas Mishpotim 5761

Rishon Letzion Issues Order Granting Kashrus Certification to Marketers of Sefichin Produce, Parshas Vo'era 5761

HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Urges Support of Shmittah Observant Farmers, Parshas Vo'era 5761

American Roshei Yeshiva and Rabbonim Hold Emergency Meeting for Keren Shevi'is, Parshas Vayigash 5761

The "First" Shmittah: The Chazon Ish's Role In The Renewal Of Shmittah Observance, Parshas Vayishlach 5761

Lettuce Under Fire, Parshas Vayeitzei 5761

A Sacred Call: To our Brothers of Sephardi and Oriental Descent, Parshas Vayeitzei 5761

We Need Rain for Shmitta, Parshas Toldos 5761

Large Eida HaChareidis Rally for Shmitta Observing Farmers, Parshas Chayei Soroh 5761

Otzar Beis Din of Shearis Yisroel Set Up, Parshas Vayeiro 5761

What Will We Eat?, Parshas Lech Lecho 5761

Keren Hashevi'is Executive Board Meets, Parshas Noach 5761

What Will We Eat?, Parshas Noach 5761

The Laws of Shevi'is, Parshas Bereishis 5761

The Laws of Shevi'is, Succos 5761

Farmers Declaration on Erev Rosh Hashonoh, Succos 5761

Thousand of Farmers Will Observe Shmitta Starting on Shabbos Rosh Hashana, Rosh Hashana-Yom Kippur 5761

Letter By HaRav Yosef Sholom Eliashiv About Shmitta, Parshas Nitzavim-Vayeilech 5760

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