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21 May Society of Jewish Science 5/23/25 – Kabbalat Shabbat Zoom Service only at 6:30pm

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The Society of Jewish Science

Kabbalat Shabbat Zoom Service only!

Friday, 5/23/25 – 6:30pm

 

Parshah Behar-Bechukotai

This week we have a double Torah portion, “Behar – Bechukotai.  Behar means “on Mount [Sinai]” and is found in Leviticus 25:1. It is, at this time on Mount Sinai, that G-d is telling Moses about the laws of the Sabbatical year and the Jubilee year. The Sabbatical year occurs every 7th year when all planting and harvesting on the land ceases. During the Sabbatical year, the produce is free for the taking by all, man and animal.

After 7 Sabbatical cycles occur, they are followed by a fiftieth year called the Jubilee year.  All work on the land continues to cease and all of the  indentured servants are set free and all ancestral lands that have been sold revert to their original owners.  This portion also contains laws governing the sale of lands, and the prohibitions against committing fraud and usury.

Bechukotai, meaning “In My Laws”, is the final Torah portion in the Book of Leviticus. It begins describing blessings that follow obedience to God’s laws and curses that come with desecration of them. It ends with laws of vows and consecration of people and property.