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Bechukotai, Bechukosai, or B’hukkothai (בְּחֻקֹּתַי — Hebrew for “by my decrees,” the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 33rd weekly Torah portion ("parshah") in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the 10th and last in the book of Leviticus. It constitutes Leviticus 26:3–27:34. Jews in the Diaspora generally read it in May.

Weekly Sidra: Behar-Bechukotai Torah Portion: Leviticus / Vayikra 25:1 – 27:34 Haftorah: Yermiyahu / Jeremiah 16:19 – 17:14 Thus said the Lord: Cursed is he who trusts in man, Who makes mere flesh his strength, And turns his thoughts from the Lord. He shall be like a bush in the desert, Which does not sense the coming of good: It is set in the scorched places of the wilderness, In a barren land without inhabitant. Blessed is he who trusts in the Lord, Whose trust is the Lord alone. He shall be like a tree planted by waters, Sending forth its roots by a stream: It does not sense the coming of heat, Its leaves are ever fresh; It has no care in a year of drought, It does not cease to yield fruit. Most devious is the heart; It is perverse — who can fathom it? I the Lord probe the heart, [...]
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Weekly Sidra: Bechukotai (by my decrees) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 26:3-27:34 Haftorah: Yermiyahu / Jeremiah 16:19-17:14 “O Lord, my strength and my stronghold, My refuge in a day of trouble, To You nations shall come From the ends of the earth and say: Our fathers inherited utter delusions, Things that are ...
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This is a double parsha, made up of parshas Behar and Bechukotai. The seven aliyot of this week’s reading are indicated by special aliyah markings within those two parshas in the Chumash. Parshiyot Behar and Bechukotai are power-packed doubleheaders, this one emphasizing the connection between the Jew and Eretz Yisrael. The lunisolar Hebrew c ...
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If you follow My laws and faithfully observe My commandments…I will grant peace in the land, and you shall lie down untroubled by anyone; [Vayikra 26:3-6] There was a phenomenon many years ago called “The Secret”. The book sold millions of copies and was featured everywhere from Oprah Winfrey to ABC News. People bought this book o ...
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Observing, Trembling, Trusting – Hearing and Knowing Our Redeemer Parsha Behar-Bechukotai (Leviticus 25:1-27:34) calls for decision, action pulling no punches. The Most High teaches the care of the land and it’s rest from Mt. Sinai before they entered the land. With the resting of the land comes the return of land, indentured servants ...
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