Reeh 15:2 · unit 2

TT #273 · Parashas Reeh · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 15:2

The Complete Passuk

וְזֶה֮ דְּבַ֣ר הַשְּׁמִטָּה֒ שָׁמ֗וֹט כׇּל־בַּ֙עַל֙ מַשֵּׁ֣ה יָד֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַשֶּׁ֖ה בְּרֵעֵ֑הוּ לֹֽא־יִגֹּ֤שׂ אֶת־רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ וְאֶת־אָחִ֔יו כִּֽי־קָרָ֥א שְׁמִטָּ֖ה לַיהֹוָֽה׃

And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release that which he has lent to his neighbor; he shall not exact it of his neighbor and his brother, because the release of Hashem has been proclaimed.

Chabad.org — 15:2

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sheviis.

Sefaria — Sheviis

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְזֶה דְּבַר – תַּנְיָא, כְּשֵׁם שֶׁהַשְּׁבִיעִית מְשַׁמֶּטֶת מִלְוֶה כָּךְ מְשַׁמֶּטֶת שְׁבוּעָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וְזֶה דְּבַר הַשְּׁמִטָּה.

English: "And this is the manner" — It was taught: Just as the seventh year cancels a loan, so it cancels an oath, as it is said "and this is the manner (devar) of the release."

On the daf / in context: An oath concerning a monetary claim is likewise released by the onset of shemittah.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Sheviis) — shemittah cancels oaths as well as loans.

What Is Learned

The shemittah year cancels not only the debt itself but also any oath that was sworn concerning it.