B'har

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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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
	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 Unversity	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
Parashat B'har Quiz Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
Parashat B'har Challah Julie Seltzer