When Is the Next Sabbatical Year?

The next Shmita year is 2021-2022 (5782).

How often is the sabbatical year?

Chiefly Biblical. a yearlong period to be observed by Jews once every seven years, during which the fields were to be left untilled and all agricultural labors were to be suspended. Leviticus 25. Compare jubilee (def.

What happens in the shmita year?

This year is what's known as a shmita, or sabbatical year, which occurs every seventh year. Now, the Torah states for this year, all Jewish-owned land in Israel is not to be worked, to be left fallow. Anything that grows there should be given away. Also, at the end of the year, the shmita, all debts are to be forgiven.