Debt Remission, Hakhel and Bi'ur Lema'seh Beit Midrash Articles Shemitah Debt Remission, Hakhel and Bi'ur Categories Philosophical Aspects of Shemitah Debt Remission, Hakhel and Bi'ur Shemitah in the Kitchen & Kedushat Shevi'it Shemitah in the Garden Buying Fruit and Vegetables & Otzar Ha'aretz Shemitah Calendars The Shemitah Escape Room Subscribe to our Newsletter I agree to the terms of use and privacy policy of the site. Mehadrin Loan Remission – Shemitat Kesafim and Nedivei Eretz Shemitat kesafim is a seemingly remote utopian vision. Debts incurred by the indigent from money borrowed over the years to sustain their families are wiped... Read More Bi'ur and the eighth year What does bi'ur mean? What am I supposed to do with my produce? What if I didn't know or forgot after the bi'ur deadline? Which laws of shemitah still apply... Read More Hakhel On the mitzvah of hakhel, which takes place during the Sukkot following the shemitah year. How do we remember this mitzvah today? Chapter 29 of the Consumer's... Read More Debt remission and prozbul On the ins and outs of debt cancellation at the end of the shemitah year. Who needs to sign a prozbul? Which debts aren't cancelled? How can I sign a prozbul... Read More Bi'ur and viduy ma'aserot What is involved in the mitzvah of bi'ur ma'aserot? Can we perform viduy ma'aserot today? On two unique mitzvot that occur twice during the shemitah cycle.... Read More Practical laws of bi'ur How do we perform the mitzvah of bi'ur today? What do I do if I forgot to do bi'ur on time? On the procedure for rendering crops ownerless and related bi'ur... Read More Halachic principles of bi'ur for shemitah produce What is the obligation of bi'ur and how is the bi'ur time determined for different types of produce? Chapter 24 of the Consumer's Guide to Shemitah. Read More Debt remission and land remission Chazal juxtapose shemitat kesafim, the cancellation of debts, and shetmitat karka’ot, the nullification of ownership over the Land of Israel, and apply halachic... Read More
