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Shmita placard in an agricultural field (in the year 5782) The sabbath year (shmita; Hebrew: שמיטה, literally "release"), also called the sabbatical year or shǝvi'it (שביעית , literally "seventh"), or "Sabbath of The Land", is the seventh year of the seven-year agricultural cycle mandated by the Torah in the Land of Israel and is observed in Judaism.
The concept of the sabbatical is based on the Biblical practice of shmita (sabbatical year), which is related to agriculture. According to Leviticus 25, Jews in the Land of Israel must take a year-long break from working the fields every seven years. [2]
Shmita (Hebrew: שמטה, Strong's 8059 as sh e mittah, literally "release"), also called sabbatical year, is the seventh (שביעי, Strong's 7637 as sh e biy'iy) year of the seven-year agricultural cycle mandated by Torah for the Land of Israel, relatively little observed in Biblical tradition, but still observed in contemporary Judaism.
Shevi'it (Hebrew: שְׁבִיעִית, lit."Seventh") is the fifth tractate of Seder Zeraim ("Order of Seeds") of the Mishnah, dealing with the laws of leaving the fields of the Land of Israel to lie fallow every seventh year; the laws concerning which produce may, or may not be eaten during the Sabbatical year; and the cancellation of debts and the rabbinical ordinance established to allow a ...
In contemporary Israel, when one takes a shabbaton, one takes the year off in search of other pursuits. It is an extended rest from work, [1] a hiatus, typically 2 months plus. [citation needed] [dubious – discuss] This period is called (a) sabbatical.
In short, a sabbatical is an opportunity for you to become a better person — and a better employee. This might mean completing a work-related training program, launching a side hustle , taking ...
The placement of these cycles is debated. Historically, there is enough evidence to fix the sabbatical years in the Second Temple Period. [30] But it may not match with the sabbatical cycle derived from the biblical period; and there is no consensus on whether or not the Jubilee year is the fiftieth year or the latter half of the forty ninth year.
Amit Govrin was on vacation in Israel’s north, taking a break from training as a company commander in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), when he heard emergency alarms start to ring on Oct. 7, 2023.