Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Halacha:

Shabbat,  Shemittah 

Collections: R' Torczyner Shemittah Shiurim 2020

References: Moed Katan: 3a ,  Moed Katan: 4a ,  Moed Katan: 2b ,  Moed Katan: 3b ,  Makot: 21b  

Description

Last in this series on working the land during shemitah. This shiur has applications for Shabbat as well. 1: Is watering an act of sowing seeds, plowing the earth, or both? Applications include pouring out liquids that won't help plants grow, and watering areas where there are no seeds. 2: Is plowing prohibited biblically or rabbinically during shemitah? And what is the penalty for it?