the sabbatical year; every seventh year when the land in Israel lies fallow
Questions tagged [shmita]
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What is to be done with food illegally harvested in shmita year?
If some food was harvested and sold and this was done on shmita year, and this harvest is later found or left in ones possetion,without having purchased it, is it permissible or desirable to be eaten since it has the kedusjat shviit?
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What are we supposed to do during the shemita year?
What are farmers (in Israel) supposed to do with all their free time during the shemita year? Are we, today, supposed to do anything special during the shemita year (in addition to actions related to produce of the land). I am asking about actions…
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How does the prohibition against non-fruit produce from shemittah year (איסור ספיחין) accomplish its goal?
According to the majority opinion in the gemora, the איסור ספיחין
is a Rabbinic prohibition to not eat shmitta produce, so that one does not secretly grow these things during shmitta(in violation of the torah probition of planting during shmitta),…
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Is it necessary for the 12 tribes to be settled in Israel in order to keep shmita?
Some commentators say that it is necessary for 12 tribes to be settled in Israel in order to keep shmita (rambam) but the fact is that two of the tribes had given up their shares in Israel to live on the other side of the Jordan river. The fact is…
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