Shemitah
A Year of Faith
Like the seventh day of the week, every seventh year is holy. The Shemitah (Sabbatical) year is a year devoted to strengthening our bond with G‑d—specifically, honing our faith in His omnipotence and our trust in His kindness.
The year 5782 since creation (September 7, 2021 - September 25, 2022) is a Shemitah year. The articles and classes in the following sections will discuss this year’s special observances as well as its spiritual message.
Wishing you an inspiring, uplifting, and meaningful Shemitah year!
What Is Shemitah? The Sabbatical Year basics: absolution of loans, desisting from all field work, and the spiritual objective of all the above.
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Loan Amnesty: Pruzbul Questions and answers about the cancellation of debts on the Sabbatical year, and what we do about it
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Shemitah: Deserting the Farms A digest of the pertinent laws of shemitat karka, the agricultural restrictions of the Sabbatical (Shemitah) year.
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Shemitah Essays A selection of reading, essays and insights on the Shemitah year—the once-in-every-seven-years Sabbatical year
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Shemitah Videos Video classes and more on the Sabbatical (Shemitah) year
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Shemitah Audio Audio classes and more on the Sabbatical (Shemitah) year
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To Sandra This material is not available in book format at this time.
where or how can I purchase this book
All signs and statistics are pointing that direction it's time for being kind and to be spiritual .
Re: New Moon and the Shemitah The Shemitah starts at the beginning of the Hebrew month of Tishrei (Rosh Hashanah) of the seventh year in the cycle. The first day of the Jewish month is based on the new moon. Other than that, there is no connection between Shemitah and the new moon.
Where is the discussion? I see only statements and unanswered questions. Why? Doesn't anyone have answers.?
Ultimately the bankers are in control, all you need to do is convince them.
We are in Shemitah now!!!!
According to Johnathan Cahn there was a stock market crash in Sept 2001,and Sept 2008. I have not had a chance to purchase the new book re: the Mystery of the Shemitah. Have you heard that there could be judgement on America for our moral decline, and that we could see some negative economic ramifications ie:
Economic Collapse. Could this possibly be responsible for the increased volatility in the last month.
When is the next Jubilee Year?
New Moon and the Shemitah I just had a question and I hope someone will answer it for me ! Does the New Moon have anything to do with the Shemitah ? I was told that the Shemitah cannot start until the New Moon ( Silver Sliver) is spotted. Is this true ?
If you scroll up, you'll see this answer:
Eliezer Zalmanov for Chabad.org February 19, 2015
Re: New Moon and the Shemitah
The Shemitah starts at the beginning of the Hebrew month of Tishrei (Rosh Hashanah) of the seventh year in the cycle. The first day of the Jewish month is based on the new moon. Other than that, there is no connection between Shemitah and the new moon....
Enlightening! Very interesting! Good stuff!
Keeping Shmita in Chutz La'aretz (Outside of Israel)
Hi, Tami. You wanted to know whether or not it was possible to keep Shmita outside of Israel.
There is a new organization out there that lets Jews everywhere purchase land in Israel for the Shmita year, thereby allowing them to halachically fulfill the mitzvah of Shmita.
They have tons of rabbinic endorsements. I will be buying a small plot of land so that I'll be able to keep Shmita this coming year. You can search on the internet for more information.
Is it true that Shemitah only applies to Israel and that area?
Shemitah This is still God's law. It is even built into some of the justice system. When a judgement is placed on someone after small claims, the judgement will fall off after 7 years. Also, couldn't the stock market crash and the economic collapse and mortgage collapse be considered a Shemitah? Debts and credit fell away.
A HARBINGER
Read Isaiah 9:10
Bancruptcy - Bailouts - debts forgiven
Market crash Stock market crashed in this Shemitah year and had been vulnerable in previous Shemitah years. How should we interpret this phenomenon?
RE: Shemitah Shemitah only applies in the biblical land of Israel. Since you live outside of Israel, you are exempt from these restrictions. You do however, need to excercise caution when purchasing fruit from Israel.
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We are new to the ways of our fathers. I had heard of the shemitah but had thought that it began 5769.
In our ignorance we had begun a garden, what do we do?
Does this mean that we are not to even harvest or pick any wild fruit, fruit trees and corn when in season?
I had picked some wild blackberries recently and the consequencies have become evident. Since reading this I understand that it is the Shemitah. Oy vey!
So, no gardening or harvesting of any kind? wild or domestic?
I really enjoyed it
Year of Jubilee Please excuse my ignorance, my question is
If, the jubilee Year is the 50th year after 7 cycles of Shemitah,will the Jubilee Year and the first year of next Shemitah cycle be counted as the same year? Also, will the Laws in Leviticus 25 apply to both years,both being reconized as Sabbatic years?
Yes
Year 50, would then be, year 1 going into the next Jubilee? That does not sound right. How is this 50th year being counted as the 1st year, or where is the authority for counting in that way?
Just compare to a regular week. The 8th day is also the 1st day. There are more examples within the feast days.
Good answer.