The ninth section of the Book of Leviticus opens as Moses hears G d’s voice in the Tabernacle at the foot of the mountain (Behar, in Hebrew), commanding him to convey to the Jewish people the laws of the sabbatical and Jubilee years.
Behar: The Sabbatical and Jubilee Years
Leviticus 25:1–26:2
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Third Reading: Leviticus 25:19–24
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Sixth Reading: Leviticus 25:39–46
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Daily Quote
"And the pit was empty; there was no water in it" (Genesis 37:24). From the implication of what is said, "And the pit was empty," do I not know that there was no water in it? What then is taught by, "there was no water in it"? There was no water, but there were snakes and scorpions in it...
–Talmud, Shabbat 22a
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