Shmita & Yovel
The year when the land must rest.
What is Shmita?
This is forbidden in business dealings.
What is ona'ah (monetary oppression or cheating)?
The reward for keeping mitzvot.
What is rain, prosperity, and peace?
The punishment for disobeying G-d.
What are curses of suffering, famine, and exile?
Meaning of "Behar".
What is "On the mountain"?
The number of years in the Yovel cycle.
What is 50 years?
Charging this is not allowed to a fellow Jew.
What is interest (ribbit)?
What Hashem will give to the land.
What is produce and abundance?
The crops will fail due to this.
What is lack of rain and G-d's anger?
Meaning of "Bechukotai".
What is "In My statutes"?
What happens to fiels during Yovel.
What is they return to their original owners?
This person redeems land for a poor relative.
Who is the closest relative (goel)?
"I will walk among you" implies this.
What is closeness with G-d?
Cities will be this.
What is desolate?
Number of years between Yovel cycles.
What is 50 years?
What happens to Hebrew slaves during Yovel.
What is they are set free?
The Torah warns not to wrong this person.
Who is a convert or stranger?
Peace in the land is referred to as this.
What is "shalom"?
The land will enjoy this during exile.
What is its Shabbat (rest)?
Number of punishments mentioned in curses.
What is 49 (7 cycles of 7-fold punishments)?
Why land cannot be sold permanently.
What is because the land belongs to Hashem?
This concept reminds us that G-d owns everything.
What is "Ki li ha'aretz" - "For the land is Mine"?
Enemies will flee like this when Israel is righteous.
What is "five will chase one hundred, and one hundred will chase ten thousand"?
The worst curse is compared to this kind of hunger.
What is parents eating their own children (extreme famine)?
Meaning of "ger toshav"?
What is a non-Jew living in Israel who follows basic moral laws?