This week’s parashot, Behar and Bechukotai, bring us to the end of the book of Vayikra, also known as Leviticus. We begin with Mount Sinai and finish with a promise that by following the commandments, the Jews will receive prosperity and security in the land of Israel—or be rebuked if they don’t.
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