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Yovel: the Jubilee year, the fiftieth year of the Shemittah cycle, during which all properties return to their original owners and all slaves are freed (see Leviticus 25:8-16)
Daily Mitzvah, Day 145: Sanctifying the Jubilee Year (No Agricultural Work & Emancipation of Slaves)
(Video)
Study the daily lesson of Sefer HaMitzvos for day 145 with Rabbi Mendel Kaplan, where he teaches the mitzvah in-depth with added insight and detail.
According to biblical law, the Jubilee is only observed when all twelve tribes of the Jewish nation are living in Israel . . .
Return Again
Turning fifty can be sobering. Our prime is behind us. From here on out, the mind and body will only degenerate further. Fifty can seem like the beginning of the end. In Jewish thought, however, turning fifty is not the beginning of the end; rather, it is...
In the jubilee year, we become free people. Just as clothing embodies identity, the awareness of our divine heritage provides the strength to break free from any form of enslavement.
The Yovel (Jubilee) year took place every 50 years. The fields were left fallow, slaves were freed, and land was returned.
What makes Judaism distinctive is its commitment to both freedom and equality, while at the same time recognizing the tension between them.
With a Hint of Shabbat Laws
The Torah did not abolish slavery, but it set in motion a process that would lead people to come of their own accord to the conclusion that it was wrong. How it did so is one of the wonders of history.
Daily Mitzvah, Day 146: Return of Hereditary Property in Yovel & No Selling Land in Israel for Perpetuity
(Video)
Study the daily lesson of Sefer HaMitzvos for day 146 with Rabbi Mendel Kaplan, where he teaches the mitzvah in-depth with added insight and detail.
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