תמונה בדף הבית: הגר"י אפרתי The ceremonial event marking the end of the Shmita year (sabbatical year), organized by the organization "Kashrut leMehadrin", headed by Rabbi Yosef Efrati, on April 04, 2016. The shmita year is the seventh year of the seven-year agricultural cycle mandated by the Torah for the Land of Israel. During shmita, the land is left to lie fallow and all agricultural activity, including plowing, planting, pruning and harvesting, is forbidden by the Jewish law. Photo by Yaakov Naumi/FLASH90 *** Local Caption *** ëðñ ñéåí ùðú äùîéèä ò"é àøâåï äëùøåú 'ëùøåú ìîäøãéï' áøàùåúå ùì äøá éåñó àôøúé