This section of Letters in the Fall 2023 issue of a Jewish publication covers various topics.

This article features interviews with four Israeli farmers who observe the shemitah year, a Sabbatical year when farming is prohibited in accordance with Jewish law.

This article discusses the observance of shemitah, the seventh year in the agricultural cycle when Jewish farmers are expected to let their land lie fallow.

In an interview with Rabbi Ezra Friedman, he discusses the mitzvah of shemitah and its observance in the modern age.

The final Torah portions of Leviticus, Behar and Behukkotai, extend the concept of sanctity from the Tabernacle to include time and place, introducing the Sabbath and Shemitah laws.