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Ricka Razel Shemitta

IT WAS A great joy to design the cover of the HaMizrachi I REALLY ENJOYED the insightful and interesting articles
Purim edition (Vol. 4, No. 9) – and particularly gratifying on Shemitta in the Tu BiShvat edition (Vol. 4, No. 8), which
given a conversation I had earlier today. I work in a clinic were very educational and eye-opening, particularly for
and showed the magazine to one of the women I work with people in the Diaspora who don’t get to see this mitzvah in
who is a member of the Satmar community in Borough action. I want to add, on a personal note, that Shemitta does
Park. She was ecstatic to see that we featured a woman, not only affect farmers. Though often overlooked, people
Ricka Razel, on the cover. “I have daughters and I want who have professions in landscaping, garden design and
them to see images of their role models!” She took my copy building are also profoundly affected by the Shemitta year.
of the magazine to bring home to her daughters and “to Having to take a break from what is our main source of
learn more about this Ricka!’ income is intense and stressful, though it does reinforce
our faith in Hashem and our strong connection to the Holy
Ilan Block Land.
Monsey, New York, USA
Daniel Hyman
Yad Binyamin, Israel

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