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Devarim 15: Give me a Break!
“Every seventh year you shall make a shmita.” (verse 1)
מִקֵּץ שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים תַּעֲשֶׂה שְׁמִטָּה
(Deuteronomy 15:1)
The Shmita year appeared twice before—the first in Exodus 23:11 and the second in Leviticus 25:4–7. Interestingly, while the fallow land aspect of Shmita may be the most famous, the term “shmita” itself appears here in Deuteronomy specifically in the context of loan forgiveness.
Ibn Ezra explains that the word shmita comes from the root שׁמט, meaning to release or let drop—indicating that one must release financial claims. Rashi asks whether the “six years” mentioned in this…
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