Thousands of Bnei Brak residents filled the streets on Wednesday, Chol Hamoed Sukkos, to pay tribute to farmers who were shomer shemitah k’hilchasa.
The giborei koach were driven through the streets as residents clapped and cheered for them.
Men, women and children also lined up to receive brachos from the farmers.
The parade is a traditional event that has taken place in Bnei Brak in the “eighth year” for decades.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Shemita is related to shabbos. In seven years there are 52 shabosim per year with a total of 7 x 52 = 364 shabosim plus one day left over per year from 365 days generating another shabbos with a total of 365 shabbosim in seven years as explained by the Yismach Moishe. We rest a year from planting to make up for things growing on shabbos. So, Hakhel on Sukkos after shemita emphasizes the holiness of shabbos like Vayakhel does.
Would any of the kids volunteer to help out the farmers in the upcoming year?
Maybe leading to farmers starting leaving peah, so that those who need help could get that instead of government subsidies? Peah will be a return to tradition, more respectable to recipients, less machlokes with the givers – and also a great exercise making the learners healthier and better equipped to learn long hours. You can even learn on the way to peah – either by heart or by tape.
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bless Chareidim……bless Hashem in his Torah and being able to witness its glory
BEAUTIFUL!!!! But I’m so upset I missed it! I’ve been wanting to go the whole year! Why wasn’t this advertised in Ramat Bet Shemesh!? I’m so mad! I hope in seven years HRM King Menachem instructs that it be more widely advertised!
Sorry to disappoint everyone/ The parade was organized’ the crowds arrived from all over the country with the farmers/ THE POLICE HAD A DIFFERENT AGENDA/ The parade was not allowed to proceed. IT STOOD STILL!!!
בזיון הבריות, לא היה כבוד שמים שמים ולא כבוד שנת השמיטה!!
Someone should take achraius, responsibility, this should never have occurred’ and בע”ה should never happen again!!! THERE MUST BE BETTER AGREEMNETS BETWEEN MUNICIPALITY AND THE POLICE TO ALLOW SUCH SIGNIFICANT EVENTS TO PROCEED.
HOPEFULLY WHEN MOSHIACH TZKEINU ARRIVES BMHEIRA’ THE POLICE WILL HAVE ALL PERMITS PRINTED!!!
this was stupid and should not have happened