The icon in the title image of the SEVEN feature is a detail from Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers by Marc Chagall, 1912. According to a Yiddish saying (mit alle zibn finger), doing something with seven fingers means doing it well.  [more about the painting] The seven commandments of the sons of Noah, or: We are all part of the same, single [Adams] family Moshe Greenberg Sabbath curiosities: Some you knew and most you didn't Shemitta: remission of debts every seven years: Biblical program for reestablishing economic equilibrium Jeffrey H. Tigay Pitfalls of the seven species of the Land of Israel: Why the bikkurim offering was limited to the seven species Nogah Hareuveni The seven charges R. Akiva gave to his son Joshua: Timeless words of wisdom The gift of seven years: A sweet little rabbinic tale about Elijah the prophet and doing good deeds The seven-branched menorah: an evolving Jewish symbol: Cosmic and natural associations, historic and national symbolism Ida Huberman Seven times, seven hairs, seven circles: Magical procedures using the number seven Joshua Trachtenberg Shiva: an island in time for the bereaved: Seven days of mourning Anita Diamant Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers: A painting by Marc Chagall A Hebrew lesson: Rootword sh-v-'a: SEVEN: Lucky number?