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Guide to Garden Maintenance on and Leading Up to Shmita ----------------------------------- Unit 1 Why is it important to discuss why we keep Shmita? Must the land rest on Shmita? ----------------------------------- Unit 2 Tosefet Shviit are Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Yishmael talking about the same thing What is Tosefet Shviit, and how does that affect whether transgressing it is punishable Resolving the nature of Tosefet Shviit Is there Tosefet Shviit at the end of Shmita as well? ----------------------------------- Unit 3 Why can't we plant trees in the month before Shmita Planting trees the month before Shmita Rambam's opinion Can flowers and barren trees be planted right before Shmita Preparing for Shmita - A Practical Guide Plowing and Planting pre Shmita Defining the Restrictions Pre Shmita How does cancelation of 'Tosefet Shvi'it' inform us about why we learn Torah? ----------------------------------- Unit 4 Did Eretz Israel lose its Kedusha The significance of tribal representation in keeping Yovel Do the Gmaras indicate if Shmita is De'Oraita Rashi's academic reading of the Shmita Deoraita question Does Rava agree that Shmita is Derabanan nowadays Some Rishonim say we do not need to keep Shmita at all nowadays! Does Ezra's swearing to keep Shmita affect out obligation? Rambam's opinion is there Shmita nowadays Beit Yosef and Kesef Mishne argue whether the Rambam says Shmita is De'Oraita nowadays Is Shmita De'oraita, or many more options - an overview ----------------------------------- Unit 5 Chazal's interesting expansion of prohibitions on Shmita Where the Torah told Chazal to invent exapansions to the prohibitions of Shmita Is any gardening that doesn't actively promote growth allowed on Shmita Keeping plants alive is fundamentally part of Shmita, not opposed to it Saving the fruit during Shmita Keeping the garden nice during Shmita ----------------------------------- Unit 6 Psik Reisha on Shmita "Shinui" as it applies to Shmita The subtle world of Pruning on Shmita Plowing on and through Shmita! Watering Plants on Shmita ----------------------------------- Unit 7 How can we eat Shmita fruit if we are not allowed to pick it? Rambam on Shmita: Pick Your Fair Share! Rash on Shmita: We Will Turn a Blind Eye from Picking Be'Shinui Rashi: We Won't Disqualify Your Fruit for Keeping It From Us Ramban: Chazal disqualified fruit that was not put to public use on Shmita Rabenu Tam: If the Shmita fruit is guarded or collected normally it is disqualified Bottom line how can fruit be picked on Shmita ----------------------------------- Unit 8 Is there a Mitzvah to eat Shmita fruit How much Shmita fruit are you allowed to harm Must we eat rotting fruit on Shmita Utilizing Shmita fruit the prevalent use What prevalent use of Shmita fruit is allowed Wasting the Shmita ness of the fruit Disqualifying Shmita fruit from certain segments of society ----------------------------------- Unit 9 Alternative uses of Shmita fruit - background Why is it vital to destroy as you enjoy the Shmita fruit Why is it vital to destroy as you enjoy the Shmita fruit Why is it vital to destroy as you enjoy the Shmita fruit ----------------------------------- Unit 10 Holy Shmita Peels and Pits Sifting Holy Shmita Flour Shmita Animal Food for non-existent animlas Eating Shmita fruit out of the garbage? and the Shmita bin Shmita Fruit Dilution Unit 11 Are the fields themselves hefker on Shmita Is Shmita fruit automatically hefker irrefutable proof for both positions from the same source? Is Shmita fruit automatically hefker - Rambam's take Maasrot on Shmita? Is fruit that may have not grown on shmita hefker? Gratitude for eating Shmita fruit? ----------------------------------- Unit 12 Selling Shmita fruit to buy sushi? Can I sell just a bit of Shmita Fruit? May I buy Shmita fruit? Shmita money that's part of a larger sale Buying Shmita fruit on credit ----------------------------------- Unit 13 Why does selling Shmita fruit not affect its Kedusha Why does selling Shmita fruit make what is given in exchange holy? Trading Shmita money without trasfer of Kdusha Paying for services with Shmita money Trading Shmita fruit picked by Goyim Feeding Goyim Shmita fruit ----------------------------------- null null null

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