Philosophical Aspects of Shemitah Lema'seh Beit Midrash Articles Shemitah Philosophical Aspects of Shemitah 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 Sukkot Post-Shemitah Tours Subscribe to our Newsletter Full Name Email I agree to the terms of use and privacy policy of the site. Planting olive trees before shemitah Israeli farmers planting olive trees just before Shemitah, supervised by Torah VeHa'aretz Institute. How can we support them? Read More The inherent values of shemitah Read More The shemitah year and its educational values and messages What are the educational values that the Shemitah year teaches us, with regard to: the land, to other people, to spirituality, to one's correct relationship to... Read More The mutual responsibility aspect of shemitah The responsibility of consumers vis-a-vis the farmers during the shemitah year. Which fruits and vegetables are preferable to consume: yivul nochri (grown by a... Read More Safeguards of sanctity Is it a proper way to always be machmir on shemitah laws? Introduction to the Consumer's Guide to Shemitah. Read More Shemitah—a national mitzvah Shemitah is a national mitzvah as well as a mitzvah for the individual. What is a hidur mitzvah as a consumer during the shemitah year? Introduction to the... Read More Communal halachic rulings from the teachings of Rabbi Yaakov Ariel Why did Rabbi Yaakov Ariel support heter mechirah? This and other communal halachic rulings based on Rabbi Ariel’s holistic halachic approach are discussed in... Read More
