{"id":15522,"date":"2026-05-08T13:45:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/?p=15522"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:45:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:45:55","slug":"parashat-behar-planting-seeds-of-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/parashat-behar-planting-seeds-of-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"Parashat Behar: Planting Seeds of Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trusting the One Who Makes Blessing Grow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is something unique about the mitzvah of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/jewish-belief-in-gods-control-shemittah-parshat-behar\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/jewish-belief-in-gods-control-shemittah-parshat-behar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shemittah<\/a><\/em> that we do not find regarding the other <em>mitzvot<\/em>. The Torah actually gives a guarantee that those who observe it will merit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/where-does-your-money-really-come-from\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/where-does-your-money-really-come-from\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">great abundance<\/a> in the following years. Why specifically <em>shemittah<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Land Belongs to Hashem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us explore the deeper meaning behind this mitzvah. The <a href=\"https:\/\/library.alhatorah.org\/?r1=Sefer_HaChinukh_84&amp;s1=1&amp;l1=he,en\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/library.alhatorah.org\/?r1=Sefer_HaChinukh_84&amp;s1=1&amp;l1=he,en\">Sefer HaChinuch<\/a> explains that there is a natural tendency for a person to feel that the land truly belongs to him, and that its produce is the result of his own effort. In truth, however, all land belongs to Hashem, and all sustenance comes only through His kindness. By leaving the land fallow during <em>shemittah<\/em>, we openly declare that the land is His, and that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/parshat-vayeira-emulating-his-kindness\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/parshat-vayeira-emulating-his-kindness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">everything we have is a gift from Him<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zohar teaches that when a person focuses on Hashem\u2019s kindness and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/parshat-chayei-sarah-bowing-with-gratitude\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/parshat-chayei-sarah-bowing-with-gratitude\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expresses gratitude<\/a>, he becomes beloved Above and draws down blessing. When we recognize that everything we have is truly from Hashem and that He continuously provides for us, we awaken tremendous mercy and blessing. This helps explain why <em>shemittah<\/em> carries such a special guarantee\u2014it is a powerful expression of this recognition and trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Message for Every Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although <em>shemittah<\/em> is observed only once every seven years, its message applies every single day. A person must internalize that all the good in his life is not merely the result of his own effort, but an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/parshat-noach-gratitude-in-a-corrupt-world\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/parshat-noach-gratitude-in-a-corrupt-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">undeserved gift from a loving Father<\/a>. When this becomes real in a person\u2019s heart, he lives with greater <em>simchah<\/em> and joy, and becomes a vessel for abundant blessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Seeds That Should Not Have Grown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each <em>shemittah<\/em> cycle, more stories emerge of individuals and communities who witnessed remarkable blessing against all odds. One such story comes from the pioneering Moshav Komemiyut, which committed itself to observing <em>shemittah<\/em> shortly after its founding in the early 1950s, despite enormous financial challenges. Their entire livelihood depended on agriculture, yet they believed with simplicity that the land belongs to Hashem and He would sustain them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the <em>shemittah<\/em> year, they prepared to return to farming, but they faced a serious problem\u2014they needed seeds from the sixth year, and these were extremely difficult to obtain. The only seeds available were old and infested, the kind no farmer would normally consider using due to their low chance of success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rav of the <em>moshav<\/em>, Rabbi Binyamin Mendelson, encouraged them to plant anyway. \u201cThe One who causes wheat to grow from good seeds,\u201d he said, \u201ccan also make it grow from inferior ones.\u201d That year, rains were unusually delayed and farmers across the country grew anxious. Yet the very day after Komemiyut finished planting, the rains began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miraculously, their fields produced an unusually large and high-quality yield\u2014far exceeding even crops grown from the best seeds. Surrounding fields, which had not been careful with <em>shemittah<\/em>, did not experience such success. News of this spread quickly and created a tremendous <em>Kiddush Hashem<\/em> (Sanctification of God&#8217;s Name).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button tm-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/sign-up.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more lessons from the weekly Torah portion with a personal study partner! Join TorahMates today.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Rabbi Daniel Shasha, author of &#8220;Living Appreciation&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trusting the One Who Makes Blessing Grow There is something unique about the mitzvah of shemittah that we do not find regarding the other mitzvot. 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