Parashat Behar 5798 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַר

/ 10 Iyyar 5798

Parashat Behar is the 32nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

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 ·
Triennial

See Diaspora reading

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

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 Israel on:

References

The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series) (paid link)
Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993
Parashat Behar from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.