title: Sabbatical year
text: # Sabbatical year
  
  A sabbatical year is a year of rest, usually the seventh year, like the shabbat, which is the seventh day of the week in Judaism.
  
  The term may refer to:
  
  * The biblical concept of the shmita year
  * The modern concept of an extended hiatus in work, a sabbatical year
  * A gap year, also known as a sabbatical year, typically a year-long break before or after college/university during which students engage in various educational and developmental activities
  