Gardening is Revived in Israel Following Completion of "Shmita" Sabbatical Year
"The Shmita year is over—we're beginning a new year with all the strength we received from the past year—we hope to beautify the country and make it prettier than it is today! We are also of course full of gratitude to G-d for all that He gave us."
(Israel)—During Shmita, the sabbatical year, Jews refrain from any agricultural work and the land of Israel rests and now that the Hebrew calendar year of 5768—a Shmita year—is over, gardening nurseries in Israel are preparing to go back to work.
One nursery owner, Tuvia Marmelstein of Tzemed Gardening Nursery, told IsraelNN TV: "The Shmita year is over—we're beginning a new year with all the strength we received from the past year—we hope to beautify the country and make it prettier than it is today! We are also of course full of gratitude to G-d for all that He gave us. When someone receives a present he has to show gratitude." (Photo: IsraelNN TV)
Click on the link below to see an audio/video of a tour of this nursery and an explanation of what Jewish law demands from gardeners.
