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Parshat Behar-Bechukotai

Leviticus 25:1-27:34

Readings for Behar-Bechukotai
Iyar 22, 5786
May 9, 2026


Haftarah:
Jeremiah 16:19 - 17:14
Torah Portion: Behar-Bechukotai
Behar-Bechukotai in a Nutshell

The name of the Parshah, “Behar,” means “on Mount [Sinai]” and it is found in Leviticus 25:1. The name of the Parshah, “Bechukotai,” means “in My statutes” and it is found in Leviticus 26:3.

On the mountain of Sinai, G‑d communicates to Moses the laws of the Sabbatical year: every seventh year, all work on the land should cease, and its produce becomes free for the taking for all, man and beast.

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