Judaism Unbound Episode 341: Where Will You Be In 7 Years? - Nigel Savage

Written By Lex Rofes

One year ago, right before the once-every-7-year observance of Shmita began (Shmita is a year-long Jewish observance where land is given a chance to rest and debts are remitted), we spoke with Nigel Savage in a bonus episode. Savage, the founder of Hazon: The Jewish Lab for Sustainability, returns to Judaism Unbound to speak with Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg about what it might look like to transition out of one 7-year Shmita cycle, and into the next.

[1] Learn more about Nigel Savage by clicking here, and check out his previous appearance on Judaism Unbound via Bonus Episode: Every 7th Rosh Hashanah - Nigel Savage.

[2] For an article featuring Savage’s reflections on over 20 years at Hazon, click here.

[3] Savage references a teaching from Maimonides (Rambam) about the choice between giving one large charitable gift to one person, on the one hand, and giving many small charitable gifts to many different people, on the other. Check out the text he’s referencing (Maimonides’s commentary on Pirkei Avot 3:15) here.

[4] Purchase the book Stop Look Listen: Celebrating Shabbos Through a Spiritual Lens, written by Nehemia Polen and referenced by Savage in this episode, via this link.

[5] To check out our previous episodes exploring Shmita, see any of the following:

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