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Shmita: From Biblical Narratives to Contemporary Perspectives

Hosted By: Valley Beit Midrash

In this class we will look at the diverse biblical narratives of Shmita, how they play out – practically and ideologically, in later Talmudic and Halachic sources and ponder what this all had to do with our current day awareness of the challenge and threat to sustainability.

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