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From the blog of Stacey Aviva Flint at The Times of Israel

From the blog of Linda Pardes Friedburg at The Times of Israel

Although the sabbatical year comes with a list of rules and regulations set by rabbinic authorities, there is a joyous and spiritual side to shmita.

Here’s why: The name of the month is Iyar. In Hebrew, the word “Iyar” is spelled with the letters Alef, Yud, Yud and Resh, an acronym of the verse “Ani Hashem Rofe’cha”, “I am G-d your healer.” And healing is what we all need. While COVID-19 dominates the news cycle, there are more than 10,000 other diseases (!) that affect countless lives. One might argue that every human being in the world will encounter a health problem at some point or another. So here’s my contribution to...