Reeh 15:2 · unit 9
TT #280 · 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 Sifrei / Gittin .
Sefaria — Sifrei / Gittin
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
לֹא יִגֹּשׂ – מְלַמֵּד שֶׁאִם נוֹגֵשׂ הֲרֵי הוּא בְּלֹא תַּעֲשֶׂה.
English: "He shall not exact" — this teaches that if one does exact payment he violates a negative commandment.
On the daf / in context: The verse constitutes a formal lav against pressing for repayment once shemittah has taken effect.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — exacting a debt after shemittah is a negative prohibition.
What Is Learned
One who exacts payment of a debt that has been cancelled by shemittah violates a negative commandment.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah: Sifrei / Gittin. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.