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Shabbos and Shemitah have a common denominator – they are both spiritual entities.  Shabbos implies the unbreakable bond that thrives between Hashem and Klal Yisrael. This bond is manifest in a cessation from one’s secular affairs, as an opportunity and mandate to devote his time to Torah study and spiritual reflection. The Torah emphasizes that the seventh year is a period of time, an  entire year, which  one is to dedicate as a  “Shabbos l’Hashem.” The individual is to infuse himself with  spirituality during his refrain from agricultural labor.  Yovel, which derives its name from the blowing of the shofar…