Shabbat – Parshat Behar-Bechukotai
Behar is the 9th parsha in sefer Yayikra / Leviticus.
This parsha contains instructions for observing Shemittah every 7 years and Yovel (Jubilee) every 50 years.
Parshat Behar is 57 verses from Vayikra / Leviticus 25:1 – 26:2.
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Bechukotai is the 10th and final parsha in sefer Yayikra / Leviticus.
The parsha begins with the blessings for obeying God’s Torah. It then lists the consequences for failing to obey.
The book of Leviticus ends with a discussion of various voluntary pledges a person may make to the Temple.
Parshat Bechukotai is 78 verses from Vayikra / Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34.
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Haftarah for Parshat Behar-Bechukotai
Jeremiah 16:19 – 17:14
Jeremiah the prophet lived through many of the consequences and punishments enumerated in the parsha. He warns the people of his time about the sins they are committing. He urges them to trust only in God so that they will not be exiled from the Land of Israel.