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Behar בהר
Leviticus 25:1-26:2
Behar (“On The Mountain”) details the laws of the sabbatical year (*shemittah*), 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.
Summary: Sefaria
How it begins
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בְּהַר סִינַי לֵאמֹר׃
25:1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying:
דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם כִּי תָבֹאוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי נֹתֵן לָכֶם וְשָׁבְתָה הָאָרֶץ שַׁבָּת לַיהוָה׃
25:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD.
שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים תִּזְרַע שָׂדֶךָ וְשֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים תִּזְמֹר כַּרְמֶךָ וְאָסַפְתָּ אֶת־תְּבוּאָתָהּ׃
25:3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the produce thereof.
Leviticus 25:1–3 · Hebrew: Tanach with Nikkud · English: JPS 1917 · public domain, via Sefaria
Seven daily readings
The portion is traditionally split into seven parts (aliyot), one for each day of the week.
- Part 1Leviticus 25:1-25:13
- Part 2Leviticus 25:14-25:18
- Part 3Leviticus 25:19-25:24
- Part 4Leviticus 25:25-25:28
- Part 5Leviticus 25:29-25:38
- Part 6Leviticus 25:39-25:46
- Part 7Leviticus 25:47-26:2
When it’s read
- Diaspora: May 22, 2027, May 20, 2028
- Israel: May 22, 2027, May 20, 2028
Dates: Hebcal. Some years two portions are read together.