Sabbatical year (Shemittah)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:allows	gathering for personal use
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Shemittah
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:Land_of_Israel
gptkbp:associatedWith	release of Hebrew slaves public reading of the Torah (Hakhel)
gptkbp:biblicalCommandment	yes
gptkbp:currentPractice	varies by community mainly observed in Israel
gptkbp:describedBy	gptkb:Talmud gptkb:Deuteronomy_15 gptkb:Leviticus_25
gptkbp:economicImportance	affects agriculture in Israel
gptkbp:endDate	gptkb:Rosh_Hashanah_(following_year)
gptkbp:etymology	Hebrew for 'release' or 'letting go'
gptkbp:firstObserved	gptkb:ancient_Israel
gptkbp:frequency	every 7 years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sabbatical year (Shemittah)
gptkbp:legalProvision	gptkb:Heter_Mechira gptkb:Otzar_Beit_Din
gptkbp:legalStatus	debated among authorities
gptkbp:observedBy	gptkb:Jews
gptkbp:prohibits	pruning agricultural work planting harvesting for profit
gptkbp:purpose	rest for the land release of debts
gptkbp:rabbinicCommandment	yes
gptkbp:relatedTo	Jubilee year (Yovel)
gptkbp:startDate	gptkb:Rosh_Hashanah
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Ma'aser_Ani
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7