Shmitta

Shmitta - the bitachon mitzva

Commentators explain why Shmitta transgression is punished severaly and what reliance of Hashem it proposesl

Eretz Yisrael in the parasha: Only the land of Israel rests

Young religious Zionist Torah scholars explain the connection between the parasha and the Holy Land.

Career coaching in the parasha: Brainstorming at work

"What's that got to do with...?" or in Torah language: "What does shmitta have to do with Mount Sinai,"

Self-reckoning in the aftermath of Yom Kippur and Shmitta

Even at the most sacred of times, I have followed my strict rulings in the mind, and gave that credence worthy of no man.

Mitzvat Hakhel - assembling the people after the Shmitta year

In our parasha: Every 7 years, post Shmitta, all Jews - men, women, elderly, children - must come to hear the Torah at the Beit Hamidkash.

Shmittat Kesafim and Pruzbul

Is the hiddur to give a loan at the end of the Shmitta year in order to release that which he has loaned his neighbor a proper hiddur ?

The Natural Blessing in the in Shmita Year

In the ideal situation exisiting in the Land of Israel, there is no need for miracles. Torah study and life lead naturally to holiness.

Behar:God has given us the power to restore Yovel!

We can be G-d’s partners in holiness.G-d has given us, His people, the power to restore a Torah-commandment.Shmitta and soon, Yovel.

Why these Israeli farmers became heroes for killing their crops

These farmers intentionally wiped out an entire season's crop, alienating customers but making them heroes to others.

Care of potted plants during Shmitta

There is a difference between indoor houseplants and those on a balcony; the halakha for those in hi-rise apartments sans a Shabbat elevator

The vision of Shmitta in our times

Rabbi Kook ztz”l explains that the effect Shabbat has on each individual, Shmitta has for all of Israel. There is a way to maximize that.

The Heter Mechira today

Despite Israel's flourishing economy, farmers cannot compete with growers who do not keep shmitta, thus for them it is a sha’at hadchak.

Does medicinal cannabis have "kedushat shviit"?

Is cannabis considered a spice and does it have the status of cattle fodder - for shmitta purposes?

Heter mechira: The ideal way to keep Shmitta

Heter mechira fruits are preferable to those grown by non-Jewis. It fulfills the mitzvah of settling the Land by strengthening the farmers.

I love Shmitta

Good Shabbos, Eretz Yisrael!

Shmitta: A taste of the Days of Mashiach

Dvar Torah from Rel. Zionist yeshiva students: In Messianic times, the choice will not be between good or evil, but between good and better.

Listen, do you want to know a secret?

A Jewish farmer in Arkansas cannot keep the mitzvot of Shmitta because he is outside the Land of Israel. There is a Torah of Eretz Yisrael.

Observing the mitzvah of shmitta with Otzar Beit Din

How to keep the laws of shmitta in the coming year while helping Israeli agriculture.

Behar-Bechukotai: Life lessons from the Sabbatical Year

We are custodians, not owners, of this world.

The obligation to immigrate to Israel

Once, living in Israel involved existential and economic danger, so it was not obligatory, but nowadays the mitzvah obligates every Jew.

Israeli 4 Species Farmers Threatened by Shmitta Ignorance

Ignorance of laws of sabbatical year means many Jews falsely believe they can't buy from Jewish farmers; damage could be irreversible.

"Do Not Give Them a Resting Place in the Land"

Mishelet Israel Helps Save Israeli Farmers During Shmitta Year

Project in memory of soldier killed during the summer's Gaza war seeks to ease the financial burden on farmers during Sabbatical year.

Bill: Cancel Debts in Honor of Shmitta

Justice Minister Tzipi Livni's proposal to cancel debts for families owing less than 400,000 shekel passes Committee vote.

Turning Hamas Rockets into Fruit Trees

New project asks for help planting 100,000 fruit trees in response to 1,000 Hamas missiles by Jewish New Year for the Shemittah year.

How to Keep Shmitta - From ​Outside Israel

As Shmitta approaches, Arutz Sheva interviews the founder of an organization that ha​s planted more fruit trees in ​Israel than any other.

Rabbinate Battles 'Phony' Unkosher Olive Oils

The Chief Rabbinate issues warnings on specific brands of olive oil that consumers should avoid, for kashrut and other reasons.

I Love Shmitta