CYIR Announces Free
Shmittah Q&A Service
Jerusalem,
Israel - On the heels of the successful publication and
dissemination of “Shmittah 5768: A Practical Guide”, Council of Young
Israel Rabbis in Israel (CYIR) is announcing the establishment of a free service to answer individual questions
regarding the laws of Shmittah. The “CYIR Shmittah Q&A Project”
will allow internet users to submit questions that will be
answered by members of the Council of Young Israel Rabbis. Once answers
have been sent to the questioner, they will be posted to the CYIR
website for all to read.
This is a wonderful opportunity to extend the reach of our goal to educate the English speaking public about Hilchot Shmittah” said Rabbi Simcha Krauss, CYIR President. “We are thrilled that our members have volunteered to answer questions, from the simple to the complex and everything in between.”
“Shmittah 5768: A Practical Guide” was published by CYIR in August 2007. Written by Rabbi David Marcus, this booklet is a one of a kind publication, as it is the only practical, user friendly guide printed in English – with easy to read charts, detailed definitions of terms, and options available to observe shmittah in an appropriate Halachic manner. As of the beginning of November (end of Cheshvan), the Shmittah Guide had sold out its original 5,000 copies - and is going to a 2nd printing.
As the Shmittah Guide caught on, people started contacting us with specific questions” said Rabbi Chaim Wasserman, CYIR Vice President. “It became clear to us that we had to establish some type of service to allow the general public to easily access rabbis who could assist them in properly observing this Mitzvah.”
In September 2007, CYIR sponsored an evening of Shmittah and Teshuvah which featured lectures by Rabbi Marcus and Rabbi Berel Wein. Both presentations are available to download for free on CYIR’s website - by clicking here.
Questions for the Shmittah Q&A Service can be submitted by logging on to CYIR’s website, www.youngisraelrabbis.org.il and clicking the Q&A button. For more information, please contact the CYIR office: 972.2.625.4983; shmittah@youngisraelrabbis.org.il
To order a copy of “Shmittah 5768: A Practical Guide”, contact:
In the US/Canada: National Council of Young Israel: 212.929.1525, ext 100
In Israel: Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel: 972.2.625.4983
Online: http://tinyurl.com/23lnbz (online orders are for US and Canada only)
This is a wonderful opportunity to extend the reach of our goal to educate the English speaking public about Hilchot Shmittah” said Rabbi Simcha Krauss, CYIR President. “We are thrilled that our members have volunteered to answer questions, from the simple to the complex and everything in between.”
“Shmittah 5768: A Practical Guide” was published by CYIR in August 2007. Written by Rabbi David Marcus, this booklet is a one of a kind publication, as it is the only practical, user friendly guide printed in English – with easy to read charts, detailed definitions of terms, and options available to observe shmittah in an appropriate Halachic manner. As of the beginning of November (end of Cheshvan), the Shmittah Guide had sold out its original 5,000 copies - and is going to a 2nd printing.
As the Shmittah Guide caught on, people started contacting us with specific questions” said Rabbi Chaim Wasserman, CYIR Vice President. “It became clear to us that we had to establish some type of service to allow the general public to easily access rabbis who could assist them in properly observing this Mitzvah.”
In September 2007, CYIR sponsored an evening of Shmittah and Teshuvah which featured lectures by Rabbi Marcus and Rabbi Berel Wein. Both presentations are available to download for free on CYIR’s website - by clicking here.
Questions for the Shmittah Q&A Service can be submitted by logging on to CYIR’s website, www.youngisraelrabbis.org.il and clicking the Q&A button. For more information, please contact the CYIR office: 972.2.625.4983; shmittah@youngisraelrabbis.org.il
To order a copy of “Shmittah 5768: A Practical Guide”, contact:
In the US/Canada: National Council of Young Israel: 212.929.1525, ext 100
In Israel: Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel: 972.2.625.4983
Online: http://tinyurl.com/23lnbz (online orders are for US and Canada only)
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Established
in 1990, the Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel (CYIR) works to
support and endorse activities and programs that confront the modern
day challenges that Israeli communal rabbis face. CYIR focuses on
bridging gaps and fostering networks among the factions within the
greater Jewish community, heightening Jewish identity in Israel and the
Diaspora, providing Rabbinic counseling for individuals in crisis,
playing an instrumental role in helping Russian olim (immigrants to
Israel) navigate through the obstacles of the Rabbinic Courts,
intervening in divorce cases in which Jewish women are trapped in
unwanted marriages and educating Israel's deaf and hearing impaired
community on Jewish values and heritage.