OPINION & COMMENT

Thoughts About the Approaching Shmittah
The following is an edited version of the editorial that appeared seven years ago, on parshas Ki Sovo, in anticipation of the shmittah year 5761.

The Vilna Gaon points out that there are two mitzvos that encompass our entire bodies: Succah and yishuv Eretz Yisroel. Taking effect as it does on the yom tov of the same name, and with conditions that require us to be aware of the Succah itself, the Succah very much emphasizes to us our service to Hashem.

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