Bechukotai
Leviticus · 8 articles
Parashat Bechukotai - Seventh Aliyah
The seventh and final aliyah of Parashat Bechukotai and the Book of Vayikra deals with cherem of a person, the tithe of the land, and the tithe of animals. The parasha concludes with the verse: These are the commandments that God commanded Moses to the children of Israel at Mount Sinai.
Parashat Bechukotai - Sixth Aliyah
The sixth aliyah of Parashat Bechukotai deals with a purchased field, the holy shekel, the firstborn animal, and the law of cherem. The distinction between an ancestral field and a purchased field, and between consecration that can be redeemed and consecration from which there is no return.
Parashat Bechukotai - Fifth Aliyah
The fifth aliyah of Parashat Bechukotai deals with the consecration of an ancestral field. The value is determined by the amount of seed and the years remaining until the Jubilee. One who does not redeem the field or sells it to another loses it permanently, as it becomes holy like a devoted field.
Parashat Bechukotai - Fourth Aliyah
The fourth aliyah of Parashat Bechukotai opens the chapter of Arakhin (valuations): a person who vows their value to God. The Torah sets fixed amounts by age and gender, and accommodates those who cannot afford to pay. Animals and houses can also be consecrated, with the option of redemption by adding a fifth.
Parashat Bechukotai - Third Aliyah
The third aliyah of Parashat Bechukotai contains the pinnacle of blessing, the entire Tochachah (rebuke), and the consolation. From 'I will place My dwelling among you' to 'even then I did not reject them.' The longest and most difficult chapter in the Torah, sealed with a promise that the covenant will never be broken.
Parashat Bechukotai - Second Aliyah
The second aliyah of Parashat Bechukotai continues the blessings: peace in the land, victory over enemies, fertility, and the pinnacle of blessing - I will turn to you. Five pursue a hundred, and a hundred pursue ten thousand. The power is not in numbers.
Parashat Bechukotai - First Aliyah
The first aliyah of Parashat Bechukotai opens with the condition of blessing: if you walk in My statutes. The Torah promises rain in its season, full harvest, abundance and security. Three words that define the relationship between action and outcome.
Parashat Bechukotai - Insights and Questions
Bechukotai is not a parasha of fear. It is a parasha of responsibility. The world is not random, life responds to our choices.
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