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Welcome! Today, we delve into the first portion of Bahar, specifically taught at Mount Sinai, focusing on the challenging law of Shemitah. This law mandates that every seven years, the entire agricultural system in Israel shuts down. All of God's commandments, including ethical laws, were stated at Mount Sinai and every detail emanates from there.
When entering the Land of Israel, the land must rest every seventh year. During this sabbatical year, people took time off for a spiritual quest and pursuit. The sabbatical year offered equal access to food for everyone, rich or poor, emphasizing a form of socialism.
The sabbatical year is fixed and occurs every seven years. After seven cycles of seven years, the 50th year is the Jubilee year. Even if the Day of Atonement in the Jubilee year falls on the Sabbath, the mitzvah to sound the shofar on Yom Kippur overrides the prohibition.
The Jubilee year holds special sanctity. If redeemed with money, both the money and the food become holy. During this time, you may eat anything from the field but cannot harvest like an owner. If someone sells his field and his son redeems it, it reverts to the father in the Jubilee year. This concludes our exploration of today's portion.
This podcast was produced and sponsored by Daniel Aharonoff.