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Behar

Portion 32 of 54, from Leviticus.

Behar
בְּהַר

The laws of the Sabbatical year (shmita) and the Jubilee (yovel) are given at Mount Sinai, releasing land and slaves and returning ancestral property to its original family. Rules against oppressive lending accompany them.

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10 Key Words
HebrewTransliterationEnglish
שְׁמִטָּהshemitahSabbatical year
יוֹבֵלyoveilJubilee
שַׁבַּת הָאָרֶץshabat ha'aretzSabbath of the land
גְּאֻלָּהge'ulahredemption
אֲחֻזָּהachuzahlandholding
רִבִּיתribitinterest, usury
עֶבֶדevedslave, servant
דְּרוֹרderorliberty
חֵרוּתcheirutfreedom
שָׂדֶהsadehfield

Torah Reading and Haftara

Torah Reading

Leviticus 25:1-26:2

Haftara

Jeremiah 32:6-27

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What is Behar about?

The laws of the Sabbatical year (shmita) and the Jubilee (yovel) are given at Mount Sinai, releasing land and slaves and returning ancestral property to its original family. Rules against oppressive lending accompany them.

Where does Behar fall in the Torah?

Behar is portion 32 of 54, from the book of Leviticus (Leviticus 25:1-26:2).

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