Bekhukotay: Walking the Freedom Walk
What does it mean to "walk in God's ways"? Rabbi Toba Spitzer explores the opening line of this Torah portion in an insightful text study.
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Walking the Freedom Walk
A civil-rights era song proclaimed, “No easy walk to freedom.” In this text study based on Parashat Behukotay, we examine what it means to “walk upright.”
Posted on November 17, 2016 by
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Parashat Behar is primarily concerned with rules and regulations pertaining to the land of Israel: the sabbatical years when the last was to lie fallow, and the Jubilee year when land reverted to its original owners. Although these laws may seem to be millennia out of date, they provide important teachings that remain keenly relevant.
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This Torah portion contains a stark litany of curses and blessings as consequences for human actions. Rabbi Lewis Eron explores our tradition’s approach to reward and punishment, and its rejection of simplistic answers.
Posted on June 16, 2016 by
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