The Shmita This Time: Suggestions for Learning & Action
Dear All, Ahead of this shabbat’s Torah portion of Behar Sinai (which begins with one of the explications of shmita in the Torah) I want
Dear All, Ahead of this shabbat’s Torah portion of Behar Sinai (which begins with one of the explications of shmita in the Torah) I want
by Yigal Deutscher Commonly translated as the ‘Sabbatical Year,’ Shmita literally means ‘release.’ Many may recall the year of Shmita as a time when agricultural lands were collectively
by Yigal Deutscher Jewish culture arose and took shape primarily as a land-based tradition, directly linked to a particular piece of land. Many of the
by Yigal Deutscher Many of us, even if we are Jewishly knowledgeable, know less about Shmita than we do about other Jewish traditions. Today, Shmita
Cycles of time are central to Jewish life, and they are amongst the most significant of our contributions to the world around us. The modern
Dear Friends, The story of Hazon is often a story about stories. Next week, on Tuesday, April 1, at the Green Building in Brooklyn, we’ll
Roseanne Barr invoked Jewish values to change lives at an innovative, enlightened, and provocative Purim retreat at Isabella Freedman this past weekend. In the last
While we have been working to raise Shmita awareness and organizing here in the states, there is much simultaneous work happening in Israel. Much of
Within the Shmita Project, we have been exploring many of the complex issues that Shmita touches upon on a societal level. Beyond the societal aspects,
New from the SOVA blog by Rabbi Yedidya Sinclair Original post can be found at http://sovaproject.org/2013/08/19/shmita-as-a-force-for-social-change/ In October 2007, at the outset of the last
by Yigal Deutscher There is a saying by the Rabbis, ‘Those who prepare before Shabbat will eat on Shabbat; those who did not prepare before
New from the SOVA blog by Rabbi Natan Margalit of Organic Torah Original post can be found at http://sovaproject.org/2013/08/05/shmita-the-rhythms-of-life/ What can we, in our present
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