Parashat Behar-Bechukotai - פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַר
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.
Torah Portion: Leviticus 25:1-27:34
Parashat Behar is the 32nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on May 25th 2024 / 17 Iyyar 5784
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
25:1 - 25:18· 18 p’sukim
2:
25:19 - 25:28· 10 p’sukim
3:
25:29 - 25:38· 10 p’sukim
4:
25:39 - 26:9· 26 p’sukim
5:
26:10 - 26:46· 37 p’sukim
6:
27:1 - 27:15· 15 p’sukim
7:
27:16 - 27:34· 19 p’sukim
Maftir:
27:32 - 27:34· 3 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Jeremiah 16:19 - 17:14· 17 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
May 13th 2023
1:
25:1 - 25:3· 3 p’sukim
2:
25:4 - 25:7· 4 p’sukim
3:
25:8 - 25:13· 6 p’sukim
4:
25:14 - 25:18· 5 p’sukim
5:
25:19 - 25:24· 6 p’sukim
6:
25:25 - 25:28· 4 p’sukim
7:
25:29 - 25:38· 10 p’sukim
Maftir:
25:35 - 25:38· 4 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Jeremiah 16:19 - 17:14· 17 p’sukim
Triennial Year 2
Read Separately in 2024/5784
Behar and Bechukotai are read separately for Triennial Year 2.
- Triennial Year 3
May 24th 2025
1:
27:1 - 27:4· 4 p’sukim
2:
27:5 - 27:8· 4 p’sukim
3:
27:9 - 27:15· 7 p’sukim
4:
27:16 - 27:21· 6 p’sukim
5:
27:22 - 27:25· 4 p’sukim
6:
27:26 - 27:28· 3 p’sukim
7:
27:29 - 27:34· 6 p’sukim
Maftir:
27:32 - 27:34· 3 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Jeremiah 16:19 - 17:14· 17 p’sukim