B'har
Leviticus 25:1-26:2
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Text Studies
This Land Is God’s Land by Rabbi Marsha J. Pik-Nathan
Provided by Hillel’s Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Learning, which creates educational resources for Jewish organizations on college campuses.
Reaching Out To Those In Need by Rabbi Neal Joseph Loevinger
Provided by KOLEL--The Adult Centre for Liberal Jewish Learning, which is affiliated with Canada's Reform movement.
Sowing Seeds Of Redemption by Judith Ovadia
Provided by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the central body of Reform Judaism in North America.
Quiz
Parashat B'har
Provided by the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, exploring Torah through the original sources.
Commentaries
Shemittah & Climate Change by Adina Gerver
Provided by American Jewish World Service, pursuing global justice through grassroots change.
We Are All God's Creatures by Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels
Provided by American Jewish World Service, pursuing global justice through grassroots change.
Divine Lottery by Ari Weiss
Provided by American Jewish World Service, pursuing global justice through grassroots change.
The Mitzvah of Shemitah by Noam Yehuda Sendor
Provided by Canfei Nesharim, providing Torah wisdom about the importance of protecting our environment.
Elevation or Obstacle? by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky
Provided by the Jewish Outreach Institute, an organization dedicated to creating a more open and welcoming Judaism.
Fairness In The Marketplace by Steve Greenberg
Provided by CLAL: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, a multi-denominational think tank and resource center.
Our Love For The Land Of Israel by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
Provided by the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, which ordains Conservative rabbis at the University of Judaism.
Responding Swiftly To Need by Rabbi Shimon Felix
Provided by the Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel, a summer seminar in Israel that aims to create a multi-denominational cadre of young Jewish leaders.
A New World by Rabbi Asher Brander
Provided by the Orthodox Union, the central coordinating agency for North American Orthodox congregations.
Economic Justice For Insiders And Outsiders by Rabbi Joshua Heller
Provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary, a Conservative rabbinical seminary and university of Jewish studies.
