Rav Chaim Kanievsky Shemittah

Rav Chaim Kanievsky on Shemittah

Comments, stories, and perspectives on Shemittah

What Does Shemittah Have To Do With You? A Lot More Than You Think!

You’re not a farmer. You may not live in Eretz Yisrael. Yet the lessons of Shemittah -- lessons of emunah and bitachon -- can profoundly affect you. And the power of Shemittah -- the power, among other blessings, to hurry the Geulah -- belongs to all of us, as we study the halachos and incorporate the messages of Shemittah into our lives.

This Shemittah year, join Rav Chaim Kanievsky shlita to connect with this once-in-7-years mitzvah.

Rav Chaim Kanievsky on Shemittah includes:

• The hashkafah, reasons, and the lessons to be learned from the mitzvah of Shemittah, including finding the proper balance between emunah and hishtadlus
• Inspiring stories of Shemittah observance
• Selected halachos of Shemittah based on the piskei halachah of the Chazon Ish and Rav Chaim
• Special feature: The 9 mitzvos of Shemittah, from The Schottenstein Edition Sefer HaChinuch, The Book of Mitzvos