May 21, 2022; Iyar 20, 5782
Parsha "...when you come to the land that I am giving you, the land shall rest. It is a Sabbath to Hashem” (Vayikra 25:2)
The Seforno on this Pasuk explains that the purpose of the Shmita (sabbatical) year, is so that the entire year when we are “off”, and not working the land, we can be dedicated to serving Hashem.
There is a Mitzvah in the Torah (Dvarim 28:9) called, “V’halachta B’drachav – And you shall walk in His ways.” ...