Orlah, Fifth Year Fruits, and Nullification

Jews, smallest among the nations, are not nullified since they are connected to their Source.

Detached Orlah can be nullified with another element 200 times as much; but an Orlah tree lost among other trees, cannot be nullified. This reflects the principle that a plant that is connected to its source cannot be nullified.

ערלה יט, כז

Praises to G-d and the Fifth Year

Only through praises to G-d for a Jew’s physical needs (יושב תהלות ישראל), then we draw down Atzmus into this world (ואתה קודש). The fruits of the fifth year embody a higher spiritual level than the fruit of the fourth year, since G-d desires the activities which are within this world (extra letter ל).

להוסיף יט, כה