The committee established to stage a grand culmination of this Shmittah year, to pay homage and appreciation to the farmers who observed the Shmittah fully according to the halachic dictates, worked very hard to plan this gala event with full coordination with the Keren Hashevi'is, the Bnei Brak municipality, Hatzolah staff and the police so that this momentous occasion in honor of those `stalwart heroes' ran smoothly affording a tremendous Kiddush Hashem as befits it through the participation of gedolei Yisroel.
A large parade made its way through Bnei Brak as the farmers arrived in a truck convoy and many cheder children came out to greet them with songs and dance. Tens of thousands came out to honor the farmers who had kept shmittah with mesiras nefesh.
The event was also attended by gedolei Yisroel. Maran the Rosh Yeshiva HaRav Shteinberg shlita came out onto a balcony to show his support. The Rosh Yeshiva said, "May you all have a Shonoh Tovoh! May you all fulfill the Shemittah as a Torah obligation according to all opinions!" This is an allusion to the Final Geulah since according to some opinions only then will there be a Torah obligation.
