Comments on: No Deadheading http://www.leoraw.com/blog/2008/06/no-deadheading/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-deadheading A potpourri of: Highland Park; Jewish topics; Central New Jersey; art, nature, WordPress, health, photography ... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:55:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: phyllis http://www.leoraw.com/blog/2008/06/no-deadheading/#comment-1473 phyllis Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:56:04 +0000 http://www.leoraw.com/blog/?p=526#comment-1473 this is such a great post. not being a big gardener-type, i never thought about this! thanks... this is such a great post. not being a big gardener-type, i never thought about this! thanks…

]]> By: hihorosie http://www.leoraw.com/blog/2008/06/no-deadheading/#comment-1472 hihorosie Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:28:01 +0000 http://www.leoraw.com/blog/?p=526#comment-1472 Interesting! Thanks for the tidbit. Interesting! Thanks for the tidbit.

]]> By: Leora http://www.leoraw.com/blog/2008/06/no-deadheading/#comment-1466 Leora Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:03:46 +0000 http://www.leoraw.com/blog/?p=526#comment-1466 Rosie, the ancient purpose of shmitta was probably to let the land rest. Might have been for agricultural reasons. Nowadays, or if you ask for a religious reason, it is to show that God is in charge, and He determines that the crops grow. As this is a commandment that only applies in the Land of Israel, someone who grew up and/or studied in Israel would know the laws much better than I do. There are other agricultural laws as well, such as not using fruit from a young (younger than three years old) tree and leaving a portion of one's field for the poor. Rosie, the ancient purpose of shmitta was probably to let the land rest. Might have been for agricultural reasons. Nowadays, or if you ask for a religious reason, it is to show that God is in charge, and He determines that the crops grow.

As this is a commandment that only applies in the Land of Israel, someone who grew up and/or studied in Israel would know the laws much better than I do. There are other agricultural laws as well, such as not using fruit from a young (younger than three years old) tree and leaving a portion of one’s field for the poor.

]]> By: hihorosie http://www.leoraw.com/blog/2008/06/no-deadheading/#comment-1464 hihorosie Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:11:24 +0000 http://www.leoraw.com/blog/?p=526#comment-1464 Very interesting! Something new for me to learn about. What is the purpose of shmitta for the garden? Very interesting! Something new for me to learn about. What is the purpose of shmitta for the garden?

]]> By: Leora http://www.leoraw.com/blog/2008/06/no-deadheading/#comment-1462 Leora Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:51:19 +0000 http://www.leoraw.com/blog/?p=526#comment-1462 I am still trying to figure out the shmitta rules. It seems like there are many ways to deal with shmitta, and differing opinions on how to deal with this special year. There's heter michira, otzar yisrael, and buying produce from non-Jews. My cousins (and my friend in Ma'alot) have a special pail for putting in produce scraps during the shmitta year. We kept some fruit pits at the hotel in a separate container, and then the hotel maids threw them out! The truth is, we had no idea what to do with the produce scraps, anyway. I asked my cousin if he uses it for compost; he had no idea what compost is. I am still trying to figure out the shmitta rules. It seems like there are many ways to deal with shmitta, and differing opinions on how to deal with this special year. There’s heter michira, otzar yisrael, and buying produce from non-Jews.

My cousins (and my friend in Ma’alot) have a special pail for putting in produce scraps during the shmitta year. We kept some fruit pits at the hotel in a separate container, and then the hotel maids threw them out! The truth is, we had no idea what to do with the produce scraps, anyway. I asked my cousin if he uses it for compost; he had no idea what compost is.

]]> By: Jack http://www.leoraw.com/blog/2008/06/no-deadheading/#comment-1461 Jack Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:23:46 +0000 http://www.leoraw.com/blog/?p=526#comment-1461 <i>“Shmitta Observed Here”</i> That is a cool "only in Israel" moment. “Shmitta Observed Here”

That is a cool “only in Israel” moment.

]]> By: Ilana-Davita http://www.leoraw.com/blog/2008/06/no-deadheading/#comment-1452 Ilana-Davita Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:05:54 +0000 http://www.leoraw.com/blog/?p=526#comment-1452 That's interesting. I never thought of shmitta applying to individual gardens. That’s interesting. I never thought of shmitta applying to individual gardens.

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