Shemittah & Yovel
שמיטה ויובלThe sabbath of the land and the fiftieth year — release, return, and trust. The Sfas Emes on shemittah and yovel.
63 essays
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Mishpatim
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Tazria
Kedoshim
- Holding fast to Torah amid concealmentKedoshim · תרל"ט · Essay 2
- Torah as the tree of life after sinKedoshim · תרמ"א · Essay 4
- Torah as the Tree of Life repairing Adam's sinKedoshim · תרמ"ה · Essay 2
- Orlah as the birur of good from evilKedoshim · תרמ"ט · Essay 3
- Torah as the Tree of Life through separating good from evilKedoshim · תר"נ · Essay 2
- Orlah and refining good from evilKedoshim · תרנ"א · Essay 2
- Revealing the inner holiness of land, time, and soulKedoshim · תרנ"ג · Essay 1
- Orlah seals the source from impurityKedoshim · תרנ"ד · Essay 3
- Refining fruit from curse to blessing through orlahKedoshim · תרנ"ו · Essay 1
- Hidden inner core of land and brisKedoshim · תרס"ב · Essay 3
Behar
- Behar תרל"בBehar · תרל"ב
- Drawing timeless rest into the physical worldBehar · תרל"ב · Essay 3
- Kindling Torah's Inner FireBehar · תרל"ד · Essay 1
- Shemittah Nullifying Land to HashemBehar · תרל"ה · Essay 1
- Behar תרל"וBehar · תרל"ו
- Shemittah and the bittul of aweBehar · תרל"ו · Essay 3
- Behar תרל"זBehar · תרל"ז
- Nature and miracle are oneBehar · תרל"ז · Essay 2
- Behar תרל"חBehar · תרל"ח
- Resting reveals Hashem's hidden governanceBehar · תרל"ח · Essay 1
- Shemittah Revealing Divine OwnershipBehar · תרל"ט · Essay 1
- Speech, the Holy Tongue, and bittul as the path to TorahBehar · תר"מ · Essay 2
- Unity prepares Bnei Yisrael for TorahBehar · תרמ"א · Essay 1
- Behar תרמ"גBehar · תרמ"ג
- Servant and son: from yoke to freedomBehar · תרמ"ג · Essay 1
- Behar תרמ"דBehar · תרמ"ד
- Resting as the nullification of natureBehar · תרמ"ד · Essay 1
- Shemittah, bittul, and returning yesh to its SourceBehar · תרמ"ה · Essay 2
- Behar תרמ"ו 1Behar · תרמ"ו · Essay 1
- Shemittah, trust, and receiving the TorahBehar · תרמ"ז · Essay 1
- Shemittah renews the gift of the LandBehar · תרמ"ח · Essay 1
- Blessing flows through cessation and bittulBehar · תרמ"ח · Essay 2
- Shemittah, Torah-root, and ownership of the landBehar · תרמ"ט · Essay 1
- Shemittah as redemption of the landBehar · תר"נ · Essay 1
- Shemitah elevates nature to its rootBehar · תרנ"א · Essay 1
- Living as a temporary stranger in the worldBehar · תרנ"א · Essay 2
- Bittul and contentment inherit both worldsBehar · תרנ"ב · Essay 1
- Poverty as preparation for the test of wealthBehar · תרנ"ג · Essay 1
- Toil, Rest, and Rectifying LaborBehar · תרנ"ג · Essay 3
- Shabbos, shemittah and Yovel as return to the rootBehar · תרנ"ז · Essay 1
- Shemittah as testimony revealing Hashem's hidden kingshipBehar · תרנ"ח · Essay 1
- Serving Hashem as servant and childBehar · תר"ס · Essay 1
- Shemittah as the Shabbos of Eretz YisraelBehar · תרס"א · Essay 1
- Soul over body in Shemittah restBehar · תרס"ג · Essay 1
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Bamidbar
- Acquiring Torah through wilderness humilityBamidbar · תרל"ד · Essay 1
- Acquiring Torah through hefker and Hashem-given preparationBamidbar · תר"מ · Essay 3
- Becoming Torah through self-effacement like the wildernessBamidbar · תרנ"ו · Essay 1
- Fire, water and wilderness as preparation for TorahBamidbar · תרנ"ח · Essay 1