Adult Torah Study

We will discuss that week's Torah parashat and other related topics.

Parashat Behar 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַר

25 May 2024 / 17 Iyyar 5784

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]