Shmita Shin

Shmita Shin, a twig in the shape of the Hebrew letter Shin ( seen upside down ), is seeming to balance itself on its hands. It stood like this, in my pathway one morning, as I was walking. This was before the Shmita Prizes 2021 was announced. I thought it was unusual, in my mind even perhaps spiritual, that it hadn’t fallen over, so I took it home with me. My Shmita Shin measures 4″ high by 5.5″ wide. It now occupies a prominent place on my bedroom dresser. It symbolizes to me balance and equilibrium. This symbol for Shmita could be on a Shabbat table. Or on a Purim table. Hanukkah. Tu b’shevat. Shavuot. Ideally, you will find your own Shmita Shin and adjust it by clipping it to whatever size is desirable to you. Shmita Shins may possibly be replicated in wooden material to look like real twigs. They would represent everything that is in balance or endeavoring to be in balance. Everything! Families. Businesses. The Forests. Oceans, Farms, the Universe. All of life.