Commentary on Parashat Behar-Bechukotai, Leviticus 25:1 - 27:34
To read full text in Hebrew and English, click here: Leviticus 26:3-27:34
In this Torah portion, God tells the people of Israel that if they follow God’s commandments, they will be provided with rain to feed their crops. God then describes the long list of punishments that will be inflicted on the Israelites if they do not follow God’s laws.
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 The Israelites are promised rain in exchange for keeping God’s laws. |
Text Studies |
Social Action and Environmentalism |
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| Faith in Difficult Times Rabbi Andrea Steinberger, Hillel |
Corrupt Leadership Carol Towarnicky, AJWS |
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| No Food, No Torah; No Torah, No Food Rabbi Marcia Plumb, Union for Reform Judaism |
The Blessing of Rain Jonathan Neril, Canfei Nesharim |
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| Science vs. Sabbath? Lawrence Bush & Jeffrey Dekro, SocialAction.com |
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From the Denominations |
Pluralism and Outreach
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| Stubbornness & Chance Rabbi Avraham Fischer, Orthodox Union |
The Impossible World
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Rebuke & Reward in This World |
Unifying Towards Redemption |
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Preserving the Covenant |
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Family and Fun
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Parashat B’hukotai Challah |
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Parashat B’hukotai for Families |
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Torah Topics for Today |
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Avraham
Pronounced: AHVR-rah-ham, Origin: Hebrew, Abraham in the Torah, considered the first Jew.
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Torah
Pronunced: TORE-uh, Origin: Hebrew, the Five Books of Moses.
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