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Who really runs your life? This week's parsha Behar gives one of the craziest commandments in the Torah. Every 7 years, stop working. No planting, no business, no income as usual. Imagine shutting down your entire livelihood for a whole year. People would call you irresponsible, but the Torah calls you a believer. My dear Rebbe, Rabbi Vigder Miller explains, "Shmita is a declaration that Hashem runs the world, not you." We think, "My job supports me.
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