New Shmita Learning Series Opens in the East Bay, CA
Shmita, literally translated as the ‘Year of Release’ and more widely known as the Sabbatical Year, is a biblical tradition, which,…
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Shmita: With All Your Heart, With All Your Soul, With All Your Might
“With all your heart, with all your soul, with all your might”. This is my mantra. Not because I am…
Shmita: Weaving Relational Threads
by Yigal Deutscher The tribes of Israel have just gathered together, am echad b’lev echad, one nation with one synchronized…
Shmita in Action: Israel
This is one article in a seven-part series, recapping a shmita study group, sponsored by Hazon and Kevah. You can find…
Shmita: The Sabbatical Debt Release
By Yigal Deutscher www.strikedebt.org In the third and final mention of Shmita in the Torah, the concept of Shmita expands…
Practical Applications of Shmita Year Laws
Here at Hazon, we’ve had the privilege of studying Shmita together over the last few months. As a group, we have begun…
Transforming Ancient Laws into Concrete Practices
By Mirele Goldsmith This is the third article in a seven-part series, recapping a shmita study group, sponsored by Hazon…
What If Farming Is Actually A Curse?
By Anna Hanau Wikimedia The next shmitta (sabbatical) year is two years away. At Hazon we’re gearing up for it already…
Shmita Study Group Convenes in New York
On September 20, 2012, twelve people gathered at Makom Hadash for the first of a seven-part shmita study group, which…
Embracing the Shmita Cycle: A New Year Vision
by Yigal Deutscher The article below is reposted from Tikkun Daily, where it was originally published on September 16, 2012. …
Omer, Shmita, Fair Food, Sabbatical
The period of counting the omer is drawing to a close. It’s one of the many times that Jewish tradition…