Shmita Revolution: The Reclamation and Reinvention of the Sabbatical Year

Jewish observance of shmita (alternatively spelled shemitah)—the sabbatical year, or seventh (sheviit) year—is changing. Historically rooted in agriculture, modern Jewish environmentalists are seizing upon the long-ignored environmental and social justice (tikkun olam) aspects of shmita as originall...

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Main Author: Krantz, David (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2016]
In: Religions
Year: 2016, Volume: 7, Issue: 8, Pages: 1-31
Further subjects:B Jubilee
B Slavery
B Sustainability
B Bible
B Diaspora
B Jewish environmental movement
B Zionism
B Agriculture
B Israel
B Debt relief
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