Galut: EMOR: Leviticus 21 – 24
see below Israel: BEHAR: Leviticus 25:1 – 26:2
Tora study by Rav Gedalia Meyer for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel:
«The shemitta (Sabbatical) year, which applies only to the land of Israel, bestows the land a year of rest, a year in which all agricultural activity comes to a halt. What is the purpose of the shemitta year? To institute crop rotation in Israel? To allow the land a year to replenish its energy and life giving nutrients? Or to be a “Sabbath to HaShem,” as Torah states? How is Israel to relate to the beautiful land G-d has given her?»…more:
Shabbat Shalom

