Parashat Behar / פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַר

Parashat Behar is the 32nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on / 17 Iyyar 5784.

Torah Portion: Leviticus 25:1-26:2

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]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 25:1-13 · 13 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 25:14-18 · 5 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 25:19-24 · 6 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 25:25-28 · 4 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 25:29-38 · 10 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 25:39-46 · 8 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 25:47-26:2 · 11 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 25:55-26:2 · 3 p’sukim ·

Haftarah: Jeremiah 32:6-27 · 22 p’sukim

Triennial Year 1

See Behar-Bechukotai 5783

Triennial Year 2
  1. 1: 25:29-34 · 6 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 25:35-38 · 4 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 25:39-43 · 5 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 25:44-46 · 3 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 25:47-50 · 4 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 25:51-54 · 4 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 25:55-26:2 · 3 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 25:55-26:2 · 3 p’sukim ·

Alternate Haftarah: Jeremiah 32:16-27 · 12 p’sukim

Triennial Year 3

See Behar-Bechukotai 5785

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 25:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 25:4-7 · 4 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 25:8-13 · 6 p’sukim ·

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Behar is read in the Diaspora on:

References

Parashat Behar from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series) (paid link)
Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993
A Complete Triennial System for Reading the Torah
Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly, 1988
Modification of the Triennial Cycle Readings for Combined Parashot in Certain Years
Rabbi Miles B. Cohen, 2020
Haftarot for a Triennial Cycle Torah Reading
Avram Israel Reisner, 2014
Emor
Bechukotai