Surya — Syria
close to the Land, and like it in some ways
David HaMelech conquered itbefore he finished Eretz Yisrael
Many Jews lived therethe Rosh Chodesh messengers went as far as Surya
Rules there kept people from leaving the Land
PermissiveOne may work
In Syria: work on what is already cut
thresh · winnow · tread grapes · bind sheaves
Restrictivenot
PermissiveOne may thresh, winnow, tread, and bind sheaves,
Restrictivenot reap, harvest grapes, or pick olives.
But not reap, pick grapes, or beat down olives
Mosek — olives beaten from the tree
A little harvest is allowed even in the Land — so what is new here?
A guarded field (sadeh shamur)in the Land he may not harvest it at all — in Syria he may
Others: in Syria he may work with those suspected
Rabbi Akiva's rule
Tanna KammaIn produce already cut ( talush ) — thresh, winnow, tread, bind sheaves; in what still grows ( mechubar ) — no reaping, no grape-picking, no olive-picking→ only what is already cut
Rabbi AkivaIf there is any permitted way to do it in Eretz Yisrael — in Syria it may be done freely→ anything with a permitted way in the Land, freely
Some: the Tanna Kamma, said as a rule
Some: stricter — Syria is like the Land
Some: more lenient — the shiur's reading
Sheviis 6:2
Shemittah in Syria
שְׁבִיעִית בְּסוּרְיָא
עוֹשִׂין בְּתָלוּשׁ בְּסוּרְיָא, אֲבָל לֹא בִמְחֻבָּר.
דָּשִׁים וְזוֹרִין וְדוֹרְכִין וּמְעַמְּרִין, אֲבָל לֹא קוֹצְרִין וְלֹא בוֹצְרִין וְלֹא מוֹסְקִים.
כְּלָל אָמַר רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא, כָּל שֶׁכַּיּוֹצֵא בוֹ מֻתָּר בְּאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, עוֹשִׂין אוֹתוֹ בְּסוּרְיָא: