Next read together
Saturday, May 20, 2028·24 Iyyar 5788
בְּהַר־בְּחֻקֹּתַי
Doubled portion
Portions 32 & 33 of 54 · Book of Leviticus
Behar–Bechukotai
- Torah
- Leviticus 25:1-27:34
- Haftarah
- Jeremiah 16:19-17:14
B'rit Hadashah
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The Aliyot
The portion divided for daily reading — one aliyah each day, Sunday through Shabbat.
Sunday · 1st Aliyah
Monday · 2nd Aliyah
Tuesday · 3rd Aliyah
Wednesday · 4th Aliyah
Thursday · 5th Aliyah
Friday · 6th Aliyah
Shabbat · 7th Aliyah
The two portions
Behar — “On the mountain”
The sabbatical year and the Jubilee are commanded, when the land rests and ancestral holdings return. Laws protect the poor and govern the redemption of land and the release of servants.
Read Behar on its own →Bechukotai — “In My statutes”
God promises blessing for faithfulness to the covenant and warns of severe consequences for abandoning it. Even in exile, God remembers His covenant. Laws of vows and tithes conclude the book of Leviticus.
Read Bechukotai on its own →