Parshas Behar

On Rosh Hashana of every seventh year starts the 'shmitta' year.  For this entire year, farmers cant plant sow, plow or work the lands in Eretz Yisrael.  The only work he can do is water the plants enough that they dont die.  

Fruit trees grow fruit anyhow.  The farmers are not allowed to sell these fruit.  They have to declare the trees 'Hefker' -public property.  This means that anyone can come and pick the fruit off these trees.  The farmer has to keep the gates to his farm open so anyone can come and pick fruit if they wish.  He may pick enough for himself to consume that day.

This Cake shows apple trees with a sign saying 'hefker' in Hebrew.  The vegetable patch is empty as one cannot plant vegetables during this year.

To make the apple trees:

Stick a marshmallow on top of a pretzel stick.  Dip the marshmallow in water and then roll in sugar that is mixed with green food colouring...

to make the apples...

Mix a bit of icing sugar and a tiny drop of water.  add red food colouring and mix.  you can use a paint brush to paint the apples or even an ear bud would do the trick!

To make the sign...

Melt about 2 tbls white chocolate in the microwave.  Pour over wax paper and using the back of a tsp spread to make rectangle.

Once dried, use a knife to straighten the edges by trimming...

using the same 'paint' used for apples, write 'hefker'.  Again, I used a paint brush but an ear bud would work just as well...

To make vegetable patch, I just used something with a zigzag edging and just pulled across the area...

Wishing you a wonderful Shabbos!

Orit

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