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<p>The Shemittah year reminds the nation of God's sovereignty and providence, and makes them aware of their dependence upon Him.</p> | <p>The Shemittah year reminds the nation of God's sovereignty and providence, and makes them aware of their dependence upon Him.</p> | ||
<mekorot><multilink><a href="SifraVayikra26-34" data-aht="source">Sifra Vayikra</a><a href="SifraVayikra26-34" data-aht="source">26:34</a><a href="Sifra Vayikra" data-aht="parshan">About the Sifra Vayikra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="BavliSanhedrin39a" data-aht="source">Bavli Sanhedrin</a><a href="BavliSanhedrin39a" data-aht="source">Sanhedrin 39a</a><a href="Talmud Bavli" data-aht="parshan">About the Bavli</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="IbnEzraLongCommentaryShemot20-8" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraLongCommentaryShemot20-8" data-aht="source">Long Commentary Shemot 20:8</a><a href="IbnEzraDevarim31-10" data-aht="source">Devarim 31:10</a><a href="IbnEzraShortCommentaryShemot31-13" data-aht="source">Short Commentary Shemot 31:13</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About R. Avraham ibn Ezra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorVayikra25-2" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorVayikra25-2" data-aht="source">Vayikra 25:2</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorDevarim31-10" data-aht="source">Devarim 31:10</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="AkeidatYitzchakVayikra69" data-aht="source">Akeidat Yitzchak</a><a href="AkeidatYitzchakVayikra69" data-aht="source">Vayikra 69</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Arama (Akeidat Yitzchak)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Arama</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="AbarbanelVayikra25-2-7" data-aht="source">Abarbanel</a><a href="AbarbanelVayikra25-2-7" data-aht="source">Vayikra 25:2-7</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Abarbanel" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Abarbanel</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RSRHirschShemot23-10-11" data-aht="source">R. S"R Hirsch</a><a href="RSRHirschShemot23-10-11" data-aht="source">Shemot 23:10-11</a><a href="R. Samson Raphael Hirsch" data-aht="parshan">About R. Samson Raphael Hirsch</a></multilink></mekorot> | <mekorot><multilink><a href="SifraVayikra26-34" data-aht="source">Sifra Vayikra</a><a href="SifraVayikra26-34" data-aht="source">26:34</a><a href="Sifra Vayikra" data-aht="parshan">About the Sifra Vayikra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="BavliSanhedrin39a" data-aht="source">Bavli Sanhedrin</a><a href="BavliSanhedrin39a" data-aht="source">Sanhedrin 39a</a><a href="Talmud Bavli" data-aht="parshan">About the Bavli</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="IbnEzraLongCommentaryShemot20-8" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraLongCommentaryShemot20-8" data-aht="source">Long Commentary Shemot 20:8</a><a href="IbnEzraDevarim31-10" data-aht="source">Devarim 31:10</a><a href="IbnEzraShortCommentaryShemot31-13" data-aht="source">Short Commentary Shemot 31:13</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About R. Avraham ibn Ezra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorVayikra25-2" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorVayikra25-2" data-aht="source">Vayikra 25:2</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorDevarim31-10" data-aht="source">Devarim 31:10</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="AkeidatYitzchakVayikra69" data-aht="source">Akeidat Yitzchak</a><a href="AkeidatYitzchakVayikra69" data-aht="source">Vayikra 69</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Arama (Akeidat Yitzchak)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Arama</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="AbarbanelVayikra25-2-7" data-aht="source">Abarbanel</a><a href="AbarbanelVayikra25-2-7" data-aht="source">Vayikra 25:2-7</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Abarbanel" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Abarbanel</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RSRHirschShemot23-10-11" data-aht="source">R. S"R Hirsch</a><a href="RSRHirschShemot23-10-11" data-aht="source">Shemot 23:10-11</a><a href="R. Samson Raphael Hirsch" data-aht="parshan">About R. Samson Raphael Hirsch</a></multilink></mekorot> | ||
| − | <point><b>"שַׁבָּת לַי"י"</b> – This position draws on the | + | <point><b>"שַׁבָּת לַי"י"</b> – This position draws on the verses in Vayikra which describe the year as a Shabbat for Hashem.<fn>As the terminology cannot be coming to say that God somehow needs the sabbatical year, it must be emphasizing that the commandment is integrally connected to recognizing God.</fn></point> |
<point><b>Comparison to Shabbat</b></point> | <point><b>Comparison to Shabbat</b></point> | ||
<point><b>Break from work</b></point> | <point><b>Break from work</b></point> | ||
Version as of 01:39, 7 May 2015
Purpose of Shemittah
Exegetical Approaches
Recognition of God
The Shemittah year reminds the nation of God's sovereignty and providence, and makes them aware of their dependence upon Him.
Sources:Sifra Vayikra, Bavli Sanhedrin, Ibn Ezra, R. Yosef Bekhor Shor, Akeidat Yitzchak, Abarbanel, R. S"R Hirsch
"שַׁבָּת לַי"י" – This position draws on the verses in Vayikra which describe the year as a Shabbat for Hashem.1
Comparison to Shabbat
Break from work
Forsaking of produce
Context
Punishment of exile
Parallel Commandments
Social Justice
The commandment comes to teach people to have mercy on those less fortunate than themselves and to emphasize the equality of all mankind.
For the Land
Shemittah focuses on man's relationship to the land, rather than to God or the others around him. It either serves a practical function in keeping the land healthy and able to bear fruit or highhlights the holiness of the land.
