Rabbi Yisrael Kaniel
Shmitta Is Coming Soon
This upcoming Jewish New Year, 5782, begins is special and unique only to the Land of Israel, as it is 7th year,
the Shmita year. Â We are forbidden to work the land during the Shmita year. Â It is to remain fallow. Â It is a commandment from the Torah that prescribes that the land rests for a year:
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What is the Torah Basis of Shmitta?
We read in the Torah (Sh’mot 23:10-11), “You may plant your land for six years and gather its crops. But during the seventh year, you must leave it alone and withdraw from it. The needy among you will then be able to eat just as you do, and whatever is left over can be eaten by wild animals. This also applies to your vineyard and your olive grove.”