The sabbath year or sabbatical year (Hebrew: שביעית, romanized: shǝviʿit, lit. 'seventh'), also called the shmita (שמיטה, shǝmīṭā, 'release') 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. During shmita, the land is left to lie fallow and all agricultural activity, including plowing, planting, pruning and harvesting, is forbidden by halakha (Jewish law).
The sabbath year or sabbatical year (Hebrew: שביעית, romanized: shǝviʿit, lit. 'seventh'), also called the shmita (שמיטה, shǝmīṭā, 'release') 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. During shmita, the land is left to lie fallow and all agricultural activity, including plowing, planting, pruning and harvesting, is forbidden by halakha (Jewish law).
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