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Cutting branches in Shemittah

for the wood — not to help the tree

Wood from an olive tree: how to cover the cut

Restrictivemay not cover it
Not with earthearth helps the tree heal and grow
Permissivehe may cover it
Stones or strawthey only protect it

The same for sycamore beams

sycamore wood was for building

Restrictivemay not cover it
Not earth — stones or straw
Permissivehe may cover it

A sycamore never cut before

the first cut makes it grow back stronger — that is work

Tanna KammaNo→ not in Shemittah
Rabbi YehudaNot in the normal way — either ten tefachim up, or flush with the ground→ only not in the usual way

Rabbi Yehuda: ten tefachim up — or right at the ground

Ten tefachim up
Or flush with the ground
Sheviis 4:5

Covering a Cut Olive Tree

כִּסּוּי מְקוֹם הַקְּצִיצָה
הַמַּבְקִיעַ בַּזַּיִת, לֹא יְחַפֵּהוּ בְעָפָר, אֲבָל מְכַסֶּה הוּא בַּאֲבָנִים אוֹ בְקַשׁ.
הַקּוֹצֵץ קוֹרוֹת שִׁקְמָה, לֹא יְחַפֵּהוּ בְעָפָר, אֲבָל מְכַסֶּה הוּא בַּאֲבָנִים אוֹ בְקַשׁ.
אֵין קוֹצְצִין בְּתוּלַת שִׁקְמָה בַּשְּׁבִיעִית, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהִיא עֲבוֹדָה.
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