Freeparsha 32 of 54 · Leviticus
Behar Leviticus
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.
Next read
Saturday, May 22, 2027
Read on its own this year.
Ten key words
| Hebrew | Transliteration | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| שְׁמִטָּה | shemitah | Sabbatical year | |
| יוֹבֵל | yoveil | Jubilee | |
| שַׁבַּת הָאָרֶץ | shabat ha'aretz | Sabbath of the land | |
| גְּאֻלָּה | ge'ulah | redemption | |
| אֲחֻזָּה | achuzah | landholding | |
| רִבִּית | ribit | interest, usury | |
| עֶבֶד | eved | slave, servant | |
| דְּרוֹר | deror | liberty | |
| חֵרוּת | cheirut | freedom | |
| שָׂדֶה | sadeh | field |
Torah reading and haftara
Torah reading
Leviticus 25:1-26:2
Haftara
Jeremiah 32:6-27