The Haftara for Parshat Bechukotai begins with a fierce prophecy but ends with hope and consolation, as we read in Yirmiyahu 17:7-8: Blessed is the person who trusts in the Lord. The Lord will be his protector. He will be like a tree planted beside the water, its...
Now in our second year of the war, we are still waiting for the peace and tranquility that is described in Vayikra 26:6: I will grant peace in the land and you shall lie down untroubled byanyone; I will give the land respite from vicious beasts, and no sword shall...
During this critical time in Israel, we are anticipating some of the blessings that were promised in Parshat Bechukotai, while others have already started to come to fruition in recent months.There is no doubt that we are still waiting for the peace and tranquility...
In Parshat Bechukotai, Vayikra 26:42, at the conclusion of the Tochacha/Admonition, we read a familiar phrase:I will then remember My covenant with Yaakov and also My covenant with Yitzchak and also My covenant with Avraham, will I remember, and the Land will I...
In honor of Dr. Bryna Jocheved LevyThere are two admonitions in the Torah, one in Parshat Bechukotai (Vayikra 26:14-43) and the other in Parshat Ki Tavo (Dvarim 28:15-68). Traditionally each admonition (tochecha) is read quickly and quietly (like Megilat Eicha) as...
Parshat Bechukotai speaks about the blessings that will be bestowed upon the Jewish people if they follow the commandments as well as the curses that will befall them if they don’t observe the mitzvot. Two blessings that took place in Israel this week...
In Parshat Bechukotai we see that if B’nai Yisrael, sincerely repent, then God will forgive them and allow them to return to the Land of Israel. We read in Vayikra 26:42: “I will then remember My covenant with Yaakov also My covenant with...
In Parshat Bechukotai, we read the Tochecha, the Admonition which deals with the sins of the Jewish people, the punishments that they will be destined to endure and their eventual exile from the Land of Israel. Despite the horrors that are described, the...
Parshat Bechukotai starts off with the idea that if B’nai Yisrael follow the mitzvoth then God will give them blessings: rain, produce, bread and security in the Land of Israel. However, if B’nai Yisrael don’t listen to God or follow the...
Parshat Bechukotai opens with the statement that if we follow God’s commandments then we will dwell securely in the Land of Israel and God will give us peace in the land. God will banish evil beasts, no sword will pass through, we will pursue our enemies and...