Debt Remission, Hakhel and Bi'ur

Shemitat Kesafim: Loan Remission as the Climax of the Shemitah Year

The shemitah year as an internal processes of rehabilitation in self-perception.

Shemitat kesafim and social justice in the teachings of Rabbi Kook

Loan Remission for Bank Deposits

What happens if a prozbul is not written for a bank account? Will it still be permitted to draw from the account?

Nedivei Eretz

What is Nedivei Eretz, and how can we fulfill today (5782-2022) the mitzvah of shemitat kesafim at the end of the shemitah year?

What is bi'ur of shemitah fruit?

Bi'ur, do you need to burn fruit, what is the reason for this mitzvah, and for which fruits exactly does it apply?

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...

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...

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...

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....

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.