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including owning and developing land in Israel, kilaim (not To fulfill the Talmudic statement of “Aser Tasser” – give
mixing two different species), gifts for the poor (pe’ah and maaser and it will make us wealthy, many give one-tenth of
leket), trumot and maasrot, and Shemitta. their earnings to tzedakah. However, the Torah is referring
This seven-year cycle is where Adama613, with support to the maaser of wine, olives, and wheat. The Adama613
from some of Israel’s top Rabbinical authorities, differs from project makes that Talmudic passage a feasible reality.
other “purchase land to fulfill Shemitta” projects. As part of ׁ שָב ְדו ן ֶמ ׁש תיֵז ץ ֶר ֶא ןֹו ּמ ִרְו הָנ ֵא ְתו ןֶפֶגְו ה ָרע ְשו ה ָּט ִח ץ ֶר ֶא, “a land of
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the Adama613 project, one buys their own fenced-in field wheat and barley, of vines, figs, and pomegranates, a land
for a seven-year cycle and the Adama613 management of olive trees and honey;” (Devarim 8:8). Adama613 allows
team maintains the field and fulfills all thirty mitzvot at their landowners to grow each of the seven species of Israel along
appropriate time. The religious local farmers fertilize, plant with the four species of Sukkot – allowing the fulfillment of
and reap the produce according to halachah. They take many of the produce-related mitzvot from your own crop.
off the tithes and gifts to the poor as your representative, Arba’a Minim for Sukkot, olive oil for lighting Chanukah
or while landowners visit Israel, they can pick the fruits or candles, wine for Pesach and wheat for Shavuot.
harvest the grain and take off the tithes themselves. The
produce harvested can be sent to friends and family who
live in Israel. A Return to the Land
The Rambam lists seven mitzvot to fulfill during the Shemitta “Our sages would kiss its stones and roll in its dirt. As it says,
year with grapes, trees, land and sefichim. Adama613 plans ‘For your servants have cherished her stones and favored her
to carefully abide by these mitzvot while maintaining the dust’” (Ketuvot 112). It has been 2,000 years since the Jews
field and opening it to the public, in accordance with the lived in Israel and developed the land that was given to us.
Torah laws.
“‘And (Ya’akov) bought the parcel of land’ There is a great
Living the Torah virtue to the Land of Israel. Whoever owns a portion there,
it’s as if owning a portion in the world to come” (Ibn Ezra,
While there are thirty mitzvot relating directly to the Land of Bereishit 32:19). Now the opportunity has returned.
Israel, there are also many mitzvot that require produce and
land to successfully complete them. Owning agricultural
land can come in quite handy when it is time to perform  For more information visit www.adama613.com or email
them. david@adama613.com.

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