Q&A: The Sabbatical Year for Land in the Land of Israel
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The Sabbatical Year for Land in the Land of Israel
Question
It is known that people would buy land in the Land of Israel in order to merit the commandment of the Sabbatical year. If a person owns land in the Land of Israel and there is a house on it, does he thereby fulfill the commandment of the Sabbatical year for land?
Answer
No. What Sabbatical-year observance is he actually doing?