Parsha:

Bechukotai,  Behar 

Collections: R' Brander 4 Minute Video Series

Description

This week, we’re introduced to a fascinating halacha about the Shmitta year that demonstrates a difference in mindsets, a difference between Shabbat and the sabbatical year. On Shabbat, if I take a seed and I plant it, and an hour later I remove the seed from the ground, I’ve still violated the prohibition of doing a creative action on Shabbat, even though the seed has not yet taken root. With a sabbatical year, if I plant a seed, something that is prohibited during the sabbatical year, and a day later, before it takes root I remove the seed, I have not violated the sabbatical year. Why is there this difference between Shabbat and the sabbatical year? For an answer, I share an insight from the Sochatchover Rebbe, in his Eglei Tal.