History of debt relief
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Debt relief, or debt forgiveness, has been practiced in many societies since antiquity. Periodic debt remission was institutionalised in the Ancient Near East and contributed to the stability of its s
Urukagina's reform text mentions the cancelling of obligations of indentured families as part of his reforms
Shmita
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The sabbath year or sabbatical year, also called the shmita or "sabbath of the Land", is the seventh year of the seven-year agricultural cycle mandated by the Torah in the Land of Israel and is observ
Shmita placard in an agricultural field (in the year 5782)
Field left uncultivated in observance of the shmita year near Rosh HaAyin (2007)
Proclamation of Chief Rabbi, Rav Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, Regarding The Importance of Shemitah Observance, and collecting for a communal fund to support those who observe shmita without compromise.