Tractate concerning the "Shemittah" seventh year, the laws of not working the land and relinquishing debts.
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Why does R’ Akiva not just tell his students why he doesn’t hold like R’ Eliezer?
In Sheviis 8:9:
עוֹר שֶׁסָּכוֹ בְּשֶׁמֶן שֶׁל שְׁבִיעִית, רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר, יִדָּלֵק. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, יֹאכַל כְּנֶגְדּוֹ. אָמְרוּ לִפְנֵי רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא, אוֹמֵר הָיָה רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר, עוֹר שֶׁסָּכוֹ בְשֶׁמֶן שֶׁל שְׁבִיעִית,…
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Why are the times for Shemitah listed in Sheviis 4:7-9?
The Mishnah in Sheviis 4:7 asks when one may begin eating fruits of Shemitah. As the Bartenura and Yachin there explain, this means that as the fruits are left “for eating,” one may only eat them when they’re ripe.
In that Mishnah and the…
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