How is the Year of Jubilee Determined?
We are told that a year of Jubilee occurred in 5752 or 1992-1993. If true and according to the Torah, the land would be returned to its original tribal inheritance. The Torah portion for the counting the Jubilee years is in Leviticus 25. There are several opinions among the rabbis when they should occur. Some teach the 15th and 65th year of each century in the Jewish Calendar was a Jubilee. There are, however, several opinions about the reckoning of the Jubilee. We learn from Joshua 4:19 that Joshua and Israel entered the Promised Land on the 10th day of the first month in the year 2449. In Leviticus 25:2, “… when you come into the land which I give you…”, seems to indicate that the counting of the Shmittah or Sabbatical years should begin on the 49th year and the and seven years succeeding, on the 55th year would be the first Sabbatical Year. Then in Leviticus 25:8-11, “And thou shalt number seven Sabbaths of years to thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven Sabba
