Peaceful Break

I have always loved the idea of shmita, but I was only three when the first shmita year in my lifetime came. Now that I am ten I have on the whole understood shmita most definitely more than my three year old self. When the Rabbi at my synagogue delivered a sermon about shmita at the beginning of this shmita year, I listened intently. I was deeply fascinated by the speech. And now here I stand, actually doing something for shmita. Now the meaning of my picture is about a girl in a meadow taking a break. You can see her taking in the aroma of the flower. The taking a break part of this is inspired by my mother’s poem “I need a break.” Shmita is about a break, not only for the people but for the land as well. The meaning of this artwork is that it is sometimes hard to take a break, but sometimes it is needed. My picture shows a girl taking a much needed break. I believe that when you take a break you will feel it is worth it afterwards. The meadow symbolizes a break for the land too. Instead of the girl taking a break and watching television it is a girl on a meadow, taking in the fresh air. The flower symbolizes that shmita is important for both us humans and plants and animals