Jewish educators around the world are teaching about the shmita year, the final year in a seven year agricultural cycle described in the Torah where the land lays fallow from agricultural activity. The Jewish year 5782 is one such shmita year and the resources curated below will support your school as you explore this rare educational opportunity.
- The Shmita Project from Sefaria, a collection of shmita source sheets
- Recharge and Reset from M2, plan your shmita year
- The Shmita Project from Hazon, working to expand awareness about the biblical tradition
- Shmita sourcebook from Hazon
- Everything You Need to Know about Shmita from the OU
- Shmita in the Diaspora from the OU
- Shmita 101 from Chabad
- Torah Umesorah’s Shmita curricula
- Resources on Shmita from PJ Library
- Conceptual foundations for Shmita from Yeshivat Gush Etzion
- Everything you need to know about Shmita from the Agudas Shmita
- Shmita guide form Keren Kayemet in Israel
- Shmita Pinterest ideas
- Lookstein’s lesson plans on Shemita
- Introduction to Shemita with YU Torah online
- The Shemitta Experience a booklet from Hesber
For additional support with shmita education or Jewish education in your school, don’t hesitate to reach out to Prizmah’s Director of Educational Innovation, Rachel Dratch.