Difference between revisions of "Duration of the Pre-Shemittah Blessing of the Produce/2"
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<opinion>Shemittah Followed by Yovel | <opinion>Shemittah Followed by Yovel | ||
<p>The verses speak of the Jubilee Year.  In such a case, there are two consecutive years in which sowing is prohibited, and so Hashem promises that the food from the sixth year will sustain the people for the second half of the sixth year, the seventh and eighth years, and the first part of the ninth year.</p> | <p>The verses speak of the Jubilee Year.  In such a case, there are two consecutive years in which sowing is prohibited, and so Hashem promises that the food from the sixth year will sustain the people for the second half of the sixth year, the seventh and eighth years, and the first part of the ninth year.</p> | ||
| + | <mekorot><multilink><a href="SifraVayikra25-20-22" data-aht="source">Sifra Vayikra #2</a><a href="SifraVayikra25-20-22" data-aht="source">25:20-22</a><a href="Sifra Vayikra" data-aht="parshan">About the Sifra Vayikra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="IbnEzraVayikra25-20-22" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraVayikra25-20-22" data-aht="source">Vayikra 25:20-22</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About R. Avraham ibn Ezra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorVayikra25-20-22" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorVayikra25-20-22" data-aht="source">Vayikra 25:20-22</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RambanVayikra25-20" data-aht="source">Ramban</a><a href="RambanVayikra25-20" data-aht="source">Vayikra 25:20</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Nachman (Ramban, Nachmanides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Moshe b. Nachman</a></multilink>,</mekorot> | ||
</opinion> | </opinion> | ||
| − | <opinion>Every Shemittah | + | <opinion>Every Shemittah |
<p>The verses speak of every shemittah year.  Since the Shemittah cylce begins in Nissan</p> | <p>The verses speak of every shemittah year.  Since the Shemittah cylce begins in Nissan</p> | ||
</opinion> | </opinion> | ||
</category> | </category> | ||
<category>Parts of Three Years | <category>Parts of Three Years | ||
| − | <p>The crops planted in the beginning of the sixth year | + | <p>The crops planted in the beginning of the sixth year will suffice to feed the nation during the second half of the sixth year, the entire seventh year, and the first half of the eighth year. Altogether they will provide nourishment for 24 month, spread out between three years.</p> |
</category> | </category> | ||
<category>Two Plus One | <category>Two Plus One | ||
Version as of 00:27, 17 May 2016
Pre-Shemittah Blessing of the Produce
Exegetical Approaches
Three Full Years
The produce from the sixth year would last the nation for three full years. This position divides regarding the situation spoken of in the verses:
Shemittah Followed by Yovel
The verses speak of the Jubilee Year. In such a case, there are two consecutive years in which sowing is prohibited, and so Hashem promises that the food from the sixth year will sustain the people for the second half of the sixth year, the seventh and eighth years, and the first part of the ninth year.
Every Shemittah
The verses speak of every shemittah year. Since the Shemittah cylce begins in Nissan
Parts of Three Years
The crops planted in the beginning of the sixth year will suffice to feed the nation during the second half of the sixth year, the entire seventh year, and the first half of the eighth year. Altogether they will provide nourishment for 24 month, spread out between three years.
