Eretz Yisroel: A Practical Guide

Those privileged to live in or visit Eretz Yisroel and Yerushalayim, the dwelling place of the Shechinah, have the fortunate opportunity to fulfill many of the obligations unique to our Land.

Covering a broad range of topics, this book brings the distinctive halachos and diverse minhagim of Eretz Yisroel to the awareness of the English reader. With extensive footnotes culled from hundreds of sources- including many rulings from contemporary poskim, as well as appendices that contain tefillos, berachos, and maps, for practical guidance— this work is a valuable resource for the scholar as well as the layman.

Topics include: Kedushas Eretz Yisroel and its borders, Yishuv Eretz Yisroel, tearing keriah, Tefillos, Shabbos and Yom Tov, weddings and funerals, Mekomos ha’kedoshim and kivrei tzaddikim, terumos, maasros, shemittah and much more

“I have looked through many parts of this sefer and must say that it is comprehensive and well researched…”

Rav Yitzchak Berkovits

“I was very excited to go through the important work התהלך בארץ…. It is well-written with Torah wisdom…. Anyone who studies it will have great benefit.”

Harav Yehudah Aryeh Halevi Dunner

About the Author:

Rabbi Chaim Leib Belsky is the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Tiferes Yisroel, a yeshiva for American students in Yerushalayim. Raised in Chicago, Illinois, Rabbi Belsky learned for many years in Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin. He has spent the past twenty years in Yerushalayim, where he has developed a very close relationship with Rav Yitzchak Berkovits and Rav Yechezkel Shraga Weinfeld.