1.0המסורת היהודיתhttps://yahadut.org/en/Dmitry Kaganhttps://yahadut.org/en/author/dk/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qX2278A1ZG"><a href="https://yahadut.org/en/interpersonal-mitzvot/justice/the-jubilee/">The Jubilee</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://yahadut.org/en/interpersonal-mitzvot/justice/the-jubilee/embed/#?secret=qX2278A1ZG" width="600" height="338" title="“The Jubilee” — המסורת היהודית" data-secret="qX2278A1ZG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://yahadut.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://yahadut.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/02-05-03.jpeg16201080After the land was divided equally in biblical times, some people made good choices; they worked their fields diligently, had plentiful yields, and prospered. Others made poor choices; they were lazy, neglected their fields, produced little, and went without. If they did not overcome these negative traits and start working hard, eventually they were forced to sell their home and land. Their families ended up living in poverty, as land was the primary source of production. God had mercy upon these people, and especially upon their families, and established the Jubilee. This mitzva meant that once every 50 years, all land reverted to its original owners. If the  people who sold the land had already died, it was returned to their heirs. This ensured that poverty would not be perpetuated. Rather, every 50 years a family could start anew and escape the cycle of poverty.[1] ___________________________________________________________________ [1]  People who made ...