“And you will count seven Shmitah {Sabbatical} cycles — seven years, seven times — forty-nine years . . . and you will sanctify the fiftieth year and proclaim freedom in the land for all of its inhabitants. [25:8-10] “ The Yovel {Jubilee} year heralded the freeing of all slaves. The standard six year term of […]
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