B’har

Leviticus 25:1-26:2

Commentary on Parashat Behar-Bechukotai, Leviticus 25:1 - 27:34

To read the full text in Hebrew and English, click here: Leviticus 25:1-26:2

In this Torah portion, God describes the laws surrounding resting the land and crops every seven years, as well as the Jubilee year every 50 years. God permits the use of slaves but provides stipulations including the obligation to eventually free your slaves.

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slavery
God describes the laws of slavery.

Text Studies

Social Action and Environmentalism

This Land is God’s Land
Rabbi Marsha Pik-Nathan, Hillel

 

Shemitah & Climate Change
Adina Gerver, AJWS


Reaching Out to Those in Need
Rabbi Neal Loevinger, KOLEL


We Are All God’s Creatures
Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels, AJWS

 

Sowing Seeds of Redemption
Judith Ovadia, Union for Reform Judaism


Divine Lottery
Rabbi Ari Weiss, AJWS

 

Do Jews Own the Land of Israel?
Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger

 

The Mitzvah of Shemitah
Noam Sendor, Canfei Nesharim

 

 

From the Denominations

Pluralism and Outreach

Our Love for the Land of Israel
Rabbi Bradley Artson, American Jewish University

 

Responding Swiftly to Need
Rabbi Shimon Felix, Bronfman Youth Fellowship

 

Economic Justice for Insiders & Outsiders
Rabbi Joshua Heller, JTS

 

Elevation or Obstacle?
Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Jewish Outreach Initiative

 

A New World
Rabbi Asher Brander, Orthodox Union

 

Fairness in the Marketplace
Rabbi Steve Greenberg, CLAL

 

Who Does the Land Belong To?
Lori Lefkovitz, Women of Reform Judaism

 

Family and Fun

Parashat B’har for Families
Torah Topics for Today

 

Sharing is Letting Go of Control
Torah Topics for Today

 

Not Misrepresenting
Torah Topics for Today

 

Parshat B’har Quiz
Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

 

Parshat B’har Challah
Julie Seltzer

 







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