About this episode

This episode explores the themes and meanings of Parashat B’har-B’hukotai, focusing on land tenure, the Holiness Code, and the sabbatical and jubilee years.

Parashat B’har-B’hukotai [Leviticus 25-27] is the concluding parashah of Sefer Va-yiqra [Book of Leviticus]. The parashah may be divided into three parts: 25:1-26:2, which Baruch Levine entitles “The Principles of Land Tenure”, 26:3-46, the “Epilogue of the Holiness Code”, featuring the tokheha [26:14-45] often translated as reproof [Levine’s preferred term is “execration”], and chapter 27, “Funding the Sanctuary”. We spent a lot of time exploring the meaning of the sabbatical and jubilee years described in chapter 25. Shabbat Shalom!

Topics covered

• Land Tenure
• Holiness Code
• Sabbatical Year
• Jubilee Year
• Funding the Sanctuary
• Reproof
• Parashat B’har-B’hukotai

Keywords

• B’har-B’hukotai
• Leviticus
• sabbatical year
• jubilee year
• Holiness Code
• Baruch Levine
• tokheha
• Funding the Sanctuary

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Parashat B’har-B’hukotai, Sefer Va-yiqra, Holiness Code, tokheha

Places: Leviticus, chapter 25, chapter 27

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