Double Parsha Behar-Bechukotai (Leviticus 25-27)

Double Parsha Behar-Bechuktai: Day #3 (Leviticus 25:29-38) (Study Notes)

In the first part of this daily portion, we continue to learn about the sale of Jewish property or possessions. In our previous portion, we discussed the sale of ones possession when a person is in dire straits. In today's portion we begin by discussing the sale of Jewish personal property. We will end with what to do when a Jew has to sell his or herself into slavery (preferably to a fellow Jew).

The first part of our study examines the sale of houses that are in walled cities. These walled cities are the are the original cities established by Joshua when he led the Jewish Israelites into the Promised Holy Land and conquered their promised territory. These cities were partitioned to each Tribe according to lots and distributed by Joshua. The walls of each city distinguished the boundary markers…

Double Parsha: Behar-Bechukotai

Day#2: Leviticus 25:19-28

(Study Notes)

(Leviticus 25:19)

HaKadosh Baruch Hu opens today’s portion by reiterating a promised blessing that He will provide if His Jewish people will keep our vows when we are in the Holy Promised Land. The promise proclaimed by HaKadosh Baruch Hu:

Double Parsha: Behar-Bechukotai

Day#1: Leviticus 25:8-18

(Part 2-Study Notes)

(Leviticus 25:8-10)

HaKadosh Baruch Hu then commands that we are to count off 7 weeks of years. This Is a fancy way of saying 7 x 7 years, which equals 49 years.

In the 7^th month (Tishrei), we shall sound the horn. If you recall from last week’s parsha study, this is likely the celebration of Rosh Hashanah On the 1^st of the month, which would be the start of the 50^th year. Again, Rosh Hashanah starts a calendar year, but not the festival year.

Day 1: Leviticus 25:1-18

Leviticus Chapter 25

Behar

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה בְּהַ֥ר סִינַ֖י לֵאמֹֽר׃

1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying:

דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם כִּ֤י תָבֹ֙אוּ֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י נֹתֵ֣ן לָכֶ֑ם וְשָׁבְתָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ שַׁבָּ֖ת לַיהֹוָֽה׃

Day 2: Leviticus 25:19-28

וְנָתְנָ֤ה הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ פִּרְיָ֔הּ וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖ם לָשֹׂ֑בַע וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥ם לָבֶ֖טַח עָלֶֽיהָ׃

19 And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat until ye have enough, and dwell therein in safety.

וְכִ֣י תֹאמְר֔וּ מַה־נֹּאכַ֖ל בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑ת הֵ֚ן לֹ֣א נִזְרָ֔ע וְלֹ֥א נֶאֱסֹ֖ף אֶת־תְּבוּאָתֵֽנוּ׃

20 And if ye shall say: ‘What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we may not sow, nor gather in our increase’;

וְצִוִּ֤יתִי אֶת־בִּרְכָתִי֙ לָכֶ֔ם בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה הַשִּׁשִּׁ֑ית וְעָשָׂת֙ אֶת־הַתְּבוּאָ֔ה לִשְׁלֹ֖שׁ הַשָּׁנִֽים׃

Day 3: Leviticus 25:29-38

וְאִ֗ישׁ כִּֽי־יִמְכֹּ֤ר בֵּית־מוֹשַׁב֙ עִ֣יר חוֹמָ֔ה וְהָיְתָה֙ גְּאֻלָּת֔וֹ עַד־תֹּ֖ם שְׁנַ֣ת מִמְכָּר֑וֹ יָמִ֖ים תִּהְיֶ֥ה גְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃

29 And if a man sell a dwelling-house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; for a full year shall he have the right of redemption.

וְאִ֣ם לֹֽא־יִגָּאֵ֗ל עַד־מְלֹ֣את לוֹ֮ שָׁנָ֣ה תְמִימָה֒ וְ֠קָ֠ם הַבַּ֨יִת אֲשֶׁר־בָּעִ֜יר אֲשֶׁר־[ל֣וֹ] (לא) חֹמָ֗ה לַצְּמִיתֻ֛ת לַקֹּנֶ֥ה אֹת֖וֹ לְדֹרֹתָ֑יו לֹ֥א יֵצֵ֖א בַּיֹּבֵֽל׃

30 And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be made sure in perpetuity to him that bought it, throughout his generations; it shall not go out in the jubilee.

וּבָתֵּ֣י הַחֲצֵרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵין־לָהֶ֤ם חֹמָה֙ סָבִ֔יב עַל־שְׂדֵ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב גְּאֻלָּה֙ תִּהְיֶה־לּ֔וֹ וּבַיֹּבֵ֖ל יֵצֵֽא׃