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Parashat Behar 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַר

25 May 2024 / 17 Iyyar 5784

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Parashat Behar is the 32nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Leviticus 25:29-26:2

Behar (“On The Mountain”) details the laws of the sabbatical year (Shemita), when working the land is prohibited and debts are forgiven. It also sets out laws of indentured servitude and of the Jubilee year (Yovel), when property reverts to its original ownership. [1]

Triennial year 2

1: 25:29-34 · 6 p’sukim

2: 25:35-38 · 4 p’sukim

3: 25:39-43 · 5 p’sukim

4: 25:44-46 · 3 p’sukim

5: 25:47-50 · 4 p’sukim

6: 25:51-54 · 4 p’sukim

7: 25:55-26:2 · 3 p’sukim

maf: 25:55-26:2 · 3 p’sukim

Haftarah: Jeremiah 32:6-27 · 22 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary  American Jewish University

Hertz Chumash: pp. 531– 539 Triennial Year 2 (Full Kriyah pp. 531 – 539)

Artscroll Chumash: pp. 696 – 702 Triennial Year 2 (Full Kriyah pp. 696– 702)

Etz Chaim Chumash: pp. 738 – 746 Triennial Year 2 (Full Kriyah pp. 738 – 746)