Behar – Behukotai | Leviticus 25:1 – 27: 34

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The portion of Behar – Behukotai opens with the commands for the Shemitah, the agricultural sabbatical year. After six years of planting and harvesting, one is commanded to allow the land a year’s rest. To understand this unusual commandment, Shmuel dives into a “secret midrash” that explains angels, farmers, and the Sinai experience.

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