Maryland Bankruptcy Blog » Bankruptcy and the Bible http://www.bankruptcylawmaryland.com/blog A Service of Brett Weiss, P.C. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:37:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 en The Sabbatical Year and the Forgiveness of Debts http://www.bankruptcylawmaryland.com/blog/the-sabbatical-year-and-the-forgiveness-of-debts/ http://www.bankruptcylawmaryland.com/blog/the-sabbatical-year-and-the-forgiveness-of-debts/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:13:17 +0000 Brett Weiss, Esq. http://www.bankruptcylawmaryland.com/blog/the-sabbatical-year-and-the-forgiveness-of-debts/ Tonight, September 12, 2007, marks the beginning of the Jewish new year of 5768. Unless you’re Jewish, this probably doesn’t mean a lot to you. But it is an important year, for 5768 is is a Shemitah (literally, “release,” but commonly known as the Sabbatical) year. Part of the observance of the Sabbatical year includes the forgiveness of debts.

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