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QUESTION: What is the connection between shemittah and Mount Sinai? ANSWER: Shemittah is proof that the Torah was given to the Jewish people by Hashem.

25 мая 2024 г. · In Parshat Behar, God teaches us the Sabbatical law, where we must let our land rest every 7 years, and we learn about Jubilee law.

Parshat Behar has no more than 57 verses, making it the shortest parshah in the Torah so far, if starting the cycle from Bereishit.

The Torah says it is a Shabbos for Hashem. In other words: it is a Shabbos for us to reflect upon the fact that it is not our handiwork but rather Hashem's ...

This parshah, then, is giving us guidelines for an ideal society, a society where people do more than write checks to organizations which help people in need.

25 мая 2024 г. · In this Torah portion, God describes the laws surrounding resting the land and crops every seven years, as well as the Jubilee year every 50 years.

21 мая 2024 г. · Dvar Torah for Parshat Behar. Based on Likutey Halakhot, Areiv 3:30. “God spoke to Moshe on Mount Sinai, saying” (Leviticus 25:1).

In this week's Dvar Torah for Behar Bechukotai, the Chief Rabbi recalls great moments of personal inspiration in 1981 and 2009.

Behar consists of a single chapter that, despite its brevity, had a transformative impact on the social structure of ancient Israel.