Derasha 2 on Behar 25:11

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 25:11

The Complete Passuk

יוֹבֵ֣ל הִ֗וא שְׁנַ֛ת הַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה תִּהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם לֹ֣א תִזְרָ֔עוּ וְלֹ֤א תִקְצְרוּ֙ אֶת־סְפִיחֶ֔יהָ וְלֹ֥א תִבְצְר֖וּ אֶת־נְזִרֶֽיהָ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Torat Kohanim).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
לֹא תִזְרָעוּ. מְלַמֵּד שֶׁכָּל שֶׁנּוֹהֵג בַּשְּׁבִיעִית נוֹהֵג בַּיּוֹבֵל.

English: “You shall not sow.” This teaches that whatever applies in Shevi’is applies in the Yovel.

Type of Learning

Classical derasha (Sifra).

What Is Learned

Every agricultural restriction that applies in Shemittah likewise applies in the Yovel year.