Behar – Look Before You Leap

Behar – Look Before You Leap

This week’s Parsha tells us that we need to give the ground a Sabbatical once every seven years, and then it goes on to say that we can work the soil in the intervening six years. Should not the order have been reversed – work it and then rest it? The lesson is that the

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Behar – Do You Trust G-d?

Behar – Do You Trust G-d?

Once again in this week’s Parsha, Behar, we encounter aspects of keeping Shabbat. It is quite amazing that the notion of the Sabbath has gained international usage in almost every civilization, religion, and society. One might surmise the cause to be its ready rationale – the body needs to rest and re-energize. By why once

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Behar/BeChukotay 

Behar/BeChukotay 

Encountering those less fortunate is a personal test. Will I hide my eyes in embarrassment? Will I criticize their life’s choices thereby camouflaging my discomfort? Or will I rise to the occasion – my personally and providentially ordained moment afforded me to assist and help?

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