This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com 6. Is Shemita today Biblical or Rabbinical?[1] A. Background: Many commands in the Torah are contingent on different factors for them to be in effect. Some are dependent on one’s living in Eretz Yisrael. Others are dependent on the […]
Final ruling of calculation
Final ruling of Shemita Year calculation: The year of Shemita [in the time of the writing of these laws by the Alter Rebbe] was 5544/1784.[1] Thirty three cycles of Shemita have passed since that time. The year 5775 is the next Shemita year which will begin the 34th Shemita cycle from […]
5. The Shemita calculation for today’s calendar
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com 5. The Shemita calculation for today’s calendar:[1] When was the first Shemita observed?[2] The counting of Shemita first began when the Jews entered Eretz Yisrael and settled the lands. This occurred 14 years after the entrance into Eretz Yisrael, […]
4. When was the first Shemita observed?
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com 4. When was the first Shemita observed?[1] The counting of Shemita first began when the Jews entered Eretz Yisrael and settled the lands. This occurred 14 years after the entrance into Eretz Yisrael, as it took 7 years to […]
3. The reason behind the Mitzvah of Shemita
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com 3. The reason behind the Mitzvah of Shemita:[1] Within the Talmud, and Rishonim, we find several reasons recorded regarding the purpose of the Mitzvah of Shemita. To emphasize that everything belongs to Hashem:[2] The Mitzvah of Shemita publicizes to […]
2. The Term Shemitah
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com 2. The term Shemita: The term Shemita is found in Devarim 15:2 with regards to the command of Shemitas Kesafim, abolishing loans. It means to let go or forgive. The term is not used in any of the earlier […]
1. Introduction-The Torah verses relating to Shemita
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com 1. Introduction-The Torah verses: The Torah[1] commands us every seventh year to sanctify the year as Shemita. The Shemita year contains a number of laws and regulations that relate to one’s land, ground produce, and loans. Resting the land […]
General summary
General Summary On Erev Rosh Hashanah of the end of the sixth year of Shemitah [and also of the end of the seventh year of Shemitah] one is to perform a Peruzbal in front of a court of three Jews. It is performed following Hataras Nedarim. One states before the […]
Loan to a Gentile
Loan to a Gentile:[1] The Shemitas Kesafim laws only apply to a loan made to a Jew. A loan that was made to a non-Jew is to be collected even after Shemitah. Q&A If one owes money to a non-observant Jew may he pay the lender back the money […]
Salaries
Salaries-Are owed salaries considered a loan that require a Peruzbal by the worker?[1] Workers that receive a monthly salary from a Jewish employer are not required to make a Peruzbal for a salary that will not be due to be received until after Rosh Hashanah of Shemitah.[2] However those salaries […]
