An Asifas Chizuk on behalf of Keren Hashviis will take place, bezras Hashem, on Sunday, February 17, at Yeshiva Spring Valley (Boys Building) in Monsey, NY.
The Asifa will launch a week of Shviis where the community will be asked to “BE A FARMER FOR THIS WEEK” by taking a generous portion of their weekly paycheck and donate it to the 3,200 shomrei Shviis farmers. The week will culminate with appeals across greater Monsey in all Batei Medroshim on Shabbos Parshas Ki Sisa. A Kol Koreh signed by over 80 Rabbonim and Admorim of the Monsey area asks the entire Monsey Kehillah to participate in this most important endeavor. All are asked to donate generously for the farmer who receives no pay for an entire year.
The English program will begin at 2:15PM and will feature Rabbi Yisroel Reisman, Rav of Agudas Yisroel of Madison followed by a 10 minute DVD presentation of the Gedolei Yisroel in Eretz Yisroel imploring the yidden in Chutz L’aeretz to become partners with acheinu bnei yisroel who are moser nefesh to be mekayim the mitzvah of shviis. The DVD presentation will be followed by Rabbi Avrohom Chaim Feuer. Rav oif Beis Avrohom in Monsey.
The Yiddish program will begin at 7:45PM and will feature Rabbi Avrohom Schorr, Rav of Tiferes Yaakov in Brooklyn followed by an audio presentation from The Posek Hador Rabbi Shmuel Wosner. A prominent Monsey Rav will deliver the closing remarks. All are asked to attend and give chizuk to a once in seven year mitzvah.
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As a BT for over 15 years I have to ask, the Torah explicitly states that Ha-Shem him self will reward Jews that keep the laws of “Shimita” so why am I being asked to donate when Ha-Shem promised he will take care of them. Also I give money on a regular basis to Tezedaka for those that need it for one reason or another within my community why then should I take away from them to give to someone in Israel. I am not criticizing but rather asking a question
the rebonai shel olom will tke care of those that keep shmitta.his ways are misterious and not known .your tzadaka is but one of the many of ways he takes care of the shomrei shviis. if you limimited in what you can give, give and the rebonei shewl olem will provide for shomrei shviis. dont get hung up on it.if you have, give if you dont have,than not.as long as your ma’assim are lshem shomayim.
Hashem says he hears the cries of orphans and widows and will help them too…does that mean we should ignore them? Obviously not.
Hashem always sends his help through an “emtzoi” a middleman. Our job is to alwys asume that if we have extra money or time maybe it was given to us with a purpose of being that “emtzoi” to help people in need. As a gadol once said “when it comes to chessed, you have to be an apikoras”. Don’t say “Oh, hashem will help”. How do we know that the extra ($100?) dollars we earned last week wasn’t given to us to help the farmers in EY…as Hashem promised he would help them. Read the Kol Korah of the Gedolim in EY regarding this issue, and it is plainly clear that it is our job to assist these farmers, and in in the meantime have a share in the great mitzva of Shmitta.