![]() Rabbi Lau Ensures Highway Building Keeps ShemittahRabbi Lau heads down to the field to plan Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway work and make sure it doesn't breach agricultural sabbatical.![]() Jerusalem Science Contest Meshes Torah and ScienceThe Walder Science Center's annual contest sends a message: Torah and science do not contradict each other.![]() 'Jewish Religious Economy is Capitalist, Socalist'Rabbi behind new Shemittah Park initiatives explains what the agricultural sabbatical teaches us about Jewish socioeconomics.![]() Gaza Produce to be Sold in IsraelFor the first time since 2007, produce from Hamas-controlled Gaza will be available in Israeli vegetable shops.![]() Turning Hamas Rockets into Fruit TreesNew project asks for help planting 100,000 fruit trees in response to 1,000 Hamas missiles by Jewish New Year for the Shemittah year.![]() 'Model Farms' to Feature Shemitta in ActionFarmers and students will be able to learn all about the Shemitta year at special "model farms" run by the Agricultural Ministry.![]() Knesset Subcommittee to Help Manage ShemittahThe Knesset on Monday established a special subcommittee to specifically deal with shemittah-related issues.![]() Govt. to Fund Shemittah ObservanceThe government is to set aside NIS 100 million in funding to help promote proper observance of the seventh-year shemittah sabbatical. |