Vayiqra (Leviticus) 25:55
55 For the children of Israel are servants to Me; they are My servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt: I am Yahweh your Elohim.

Parashat Behar – Year 3 – Redemption of the Israelite Brother.

Shabbat Shalom, Nazarene family.

This week we will study the parashat Behar, portion of year 3, where we will see how Yahweh teaches us to treat those in need with justice and compassion. We will learn about the liberation of servants and the value of helping our brothers and sisters without taking advantage of them. We will read how the year of jubilee brings hope, restitution, and rest, reminding us that everything belongs to Yahweh. We will also see the importance of obeying His commandments, keeping the Sabbath, and respecting His sanctuary. Together, we will learn that faithfulness and mercy bring blessing and stability to the people.

Vayiqra (Leviticus) 25:55
55 For the children of Israel are servants to Me; they are My servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt: I am Yahweh your Elohim.

This week corresponds to the reading of the texts (in bold):

  • Vayiqra (Leviticus) 25:1-24 / 25:25-38 / 25:39-26:2
  • Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 32:1-15 / 32:16-35 / 32:36-44
  • Luqa (Luka) 13:1-9 / 13:10-21 / 13:22-35

Summary of the weekly study, Year three:

Vayiqra (Leviticus) 25:39-26:2

In these verses, Yahweh teaches His people to live with compassion, justice, and obedience. It speaks of helping a brother who has fallen into poverty, avoiding treating him as a slave, and remembering that all belong to Yahweh, who rescued them from Egypt. It also emphasizes the year of jubilee, when lands are restored and servants are freed, showing that Yahweh desires freedom and equity. Finally, it commands us to keep the Sabbath and revere His sanctuary. In this passage, we learn that true freedom is found in obeying and honoring Yahweh with a righteous heart.

Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 32:36-44

In these verses, Yahweh promises to restore His people after punishment and dispersion. Although they faced destruction because of their disobedience, Yahweh announces that He will bring them back to their land with joy and security. He promises them a unified heart and path so that they will always fear Him, thus ensuring their well-being and that of their children. Yahweh commits to doing good to them, planting them firmly in the land with faithfulness. In this passage, we learn that Yahweh’s mercy is stronger than judgment, and His desire is always to restore and bless His people.

Luqa (Luka) 13:22-35

In these verses, we see Yeshua teaching about the importance of striving to enter through the narrow gate, which represents true obedience and faith. He warns that many will seek to enter but will not be able to, because it is not enough to know Him in word, but to follow Him sincerely. He also laments Jerusalem for rejecting the prophets and His call to repentance. Even so, He shows His desire to gather His people together as a hen protects her chicks. In this passage, we learn that Yeshua’s love invites repentance and a genuine relationship with Him.

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Enjoy this fun activity with the whole family. Inside you will find development questions for the three weekly sections (Torah, Haftarah and Brit Chadasha). While the older ones discuss the questions and their answers, the younger ones can color the picture related to the teaching, solve a maze, find the 7 differences and much more. We encourage you to do it week by week and instill in your children the habit of studying Yahweh’s word as a family.

We hope you and especially your sons and daughters enjoy this effort. For it is through the study of the Scriptures that we can come to understand the love and care that Yahweh has always had for us. And also to perceive that He has been taking care of even the smallest detail, so that we can take care and enjoy all that He gives us. That is why it is so important that our children learn and grow up knowing that they are loved by the Creator of all that exists.

Shalom.

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Back to Parashiot:

This document is divided into three-year sections. Each weekly portion has been subdivided into three sections, each to be studied for one year. For example, section 1 corresponds to year 1 (2023-24), section 2 to year 2 (2024-25) and section 3 to year 3 (2025-26).

 

ParashiotWeekNameTorahHaftarahBrit Chadasha

B’reisheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

B’reisheet

“In the beginning”

1) Genesis 1:1-2:3

2) 2:4-4:26

3) 5:1-6:8

1) Isaiah 42:5-17

2) 42:18-25

3) 43:1-43:10

1) John 1:1-5

2) 1:6-13

3) 1:14-18

2

Noach

“Noah”

1) Genesis 6:9-8:14

2) 8:15-10:32

3) 11:1-11:32

1) Isaiah 54:1-6

2) 54:7-17

3) 55:1-5

1) Luke 1:5-25

2) 1:26-56

3) 1:57-80

3

Lech Lecha

“Get out of your [country]”

1) Genesis 12:1-13:18

2) 14:1-15:21

3) 16:1-17:27

1) Isaiah 40:1-31

2) 41:1-20

3) 41:21-29

1) Matthew 1:1-17

2) 1:18-21

3) 1:22-25

4

Vayeira

“Then He [Yahweh] appeared”

1) Genesis 18:1-33

2) 19:1-20:18

3) 21:1-22:24

1) 2 Kings 4:1-17

2) 4:18-37

3) 4:38-44

1) Luke 2:1-21

2) 2:22-38

3) 2:39-52

5

Chayei Sarah

“Life of Sarah”

1) Genesis 23:1-24:9

2) 24:10-52

3) 24:53-25:18

1) 1 Kings 1:1-10

2) 1:11-27

3) 1:28-53

1) Matthew 2:1-12

2) 2:13-18

3) 2:19-23

6

Toldot

“Genealogy”

1) Genesis 25:19-26:22

2) 26:23-27:27

3) 27:28-28:9

1) Malachi 1:1-14

2) 2:1-9

3) 2:10-17

1) Matthew 6:1-15

2) 6:16-34

3) Hebrews 12

7

Vayetze

“And he [Ya’akov] went out”

1) Genesis 28:10-30:13

2) 30:14-31:16

3) 31:17-32:2

1) Hosea 12:1-14

2) 13:1-16

3) 14:1-9

1) Matthew 3:1-12

2) 3:13-17 – 4:1-11

3) 4:12-25

8

Vayishelach

“And he [Ya’akov] sent”

1) Genesis 32:3-33:20

2) 34:1-35:15

3) 35:16-36:43

1) Hosea 11

2) Hosea 12

3) Obadiah 1

1) John 1:1-28

2) 1:29-51

3) 2

9

Vayeshev

“And he [Ya’akov] dwelt”

1) Genesis 37:1-36

2) 38:1-30

3) 39:1-40:23

1) Amos 2:1-16

2) 3:1-8

3) 3:9-15

1) John 2

2) 3

3) 4

10

Miketz

“At the end [of two full years]”

1) Genesis 41:1-52

2) 41:53-43:15

3) 43:16-44:17

1) Zechariah 3:1-10

2) 4:1-7

3) 4:8-14

1) Luke 4:1-13

2) 4:14-30

3) 4:31-44

11

Vayigash

“And he [Judah] came near”

1) Genesis 44:18-45:27

2) 45:28-46:27

3) 46:28-47:27

1) Ezekiel 37:1-14

2) 37:15-22

3) 37:23-28

1) John 5:1-18

2) 5:19-29

3) 5:30-47

12

Vayechi

“And he [Ya’akov] lived”

1) Genesis 47:28-48:22

2) 49:1-49:26

3) 49:27-50:26

1) 1 Kings 2:1-9

2) 2:10-35

3) 2:36-46

1) Luke 4:31-37

2) 4:38-44

3) 5:1-11

Shemote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

Shemote

“Names”

1) Exodus 1:1-2:25

2) 3:1-4:17

3) 4:18-6:1

1) Isaiah 27

2) 28

3) 29

1)Luke 9:1-22

2) 9:23-42

3) 9:43-62

14

Va’era

“And I [Yahweh] appeared”

1) Exodus 6:2-7:7

2) 7:8-8:15

3) 8:16-9:35

1) Isaiah 66:1-6

2) 66:7-14

3) 66:15-24

1)Matthew 12:1-21

2) 12:22-37

3) 12:38-50

15

Bo

“Go [in to Pharaoh]”

1) Exodus 10:1-11:3

2) 11:4-12:28

3) 12:29-13:16

1) Jeremiah 46:1-10

2) 46:11-19

3) 46:20-28

1) Mark 3:1-12

2) 3:13-21

3) 3:22-35

16

B’shalach

“When he [Pharaoh] let go”

1) Exodus 13:17-14:31

2) 15:1-27

3) 16:1-17:16

1) Judges 4:1-16

2) 4:17-24

3) 5

1) Matthew 5:1-16

2) 5:17-32

3) 5:33-48

17

Yitro

“Jethro”

1) Exodus 18:1-27

2) 19:1-25

3) 20:1-20:26

1) Isaiah 6-7:9

2) 7:10-8:10

3) 8:11-9:21

1) Matthew 6:1-24

2) 6:25-34 – 7:1-11

3) 7:12-29 – 8:1

18

Mishpatim

“Laws”

1) Exodus 21:1-22:3

2) 22:4-23:19

3) 23:20-24:18

1) Jeremiah 33:1-13

2) 33:14-26

3) 34

1) John 10:1-21

2) 10:22-31

3) 10:32-42

19

Terumah

“Offering”

1) Exodus 25:1-40

2) 26:1-30

3) 26:31-27:19

1) 1 Kings 5:1-18

2) 6:1-10

3) 6:11-38

1) John 15

2) 16

3) 17

20

Tetzaveh

“And you shall command [the children of Israel]”

1) Exodus 27:20-28:30

2) 28:31-29:18

3) 29:19-30:10

1) 1 Samuel 15:1-9

2) 15:10-23

3) 15:24-35

1) Mark 4:35-41

2) 5:1-20

3) 5:21-43

21

Ki Tisa

“When you take the census”

1) Exodus 30:11-31:17

2) 31:18-33:11

3) 33:12-34:35

1) Ezekiel 36:1-21

2) 36:22-38

3) 37

1) Matthew 15:1-20

2)15:21-39

3)23

22

Vayakhel/Pekudei

“And he [Moshe] assembled” / “The amount of [Tabernacle]”

1) Exodus 35:1-37:16

2) 37:17-39:21

3) 39:22-40:38

1) 2 Kings 22:1-20

2) 23:1-20

3) 23:21-37

1) John 14,

2) 1 John 2

3) 5

Vayiqra

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

Vayiqra

“And He [Yahweh] called”

1) Leviticus 1:1-2:16

2) 3:1-4:26

3) 4:27-5:26

1) Jeremiah 7:1-20

2) 7:21-34

3) Hosea 8

1) Romans 6

2) Hebrews 10:1-18

3) 10:19-39

24

Tzav

“Command”

1) Leviticus 6:1-7:10

2) 7:11-38

3) 8:1-36

1) Malachi 3:1-12

2) 3:13-18

3) 4

1) Matthew 25:1-13

2) 25:14-30

3) 25:31-46

25

Shemini

“The eighth [day]”

1) Leviticus 9:1-10:11

2) 10:12-11:32

3) 11:1-47

1) 2 Samuel 6-7

2) Proverbs 23

3) Psalm 78

1) Acts 10:1-23

2) 10:24-33

3) 10:34-48

26

Tazria/Metzora

“When [a woman] conceives” / “Leper”

1) Leviticus 12:1-13:39

2) 13:40-14:32

3) 14:33-15:33

1) Proverbs 6:16-19

2) 31:1-9

3) 31:10-31

1) Colossians 3:1-8

2) 3:9-17

3) 3:18-25

27

Acharei Mot

“After the death [of the sons of Aaron]”

1) Leviticus 16:1-34

2)17:1-16

3)18:1-18:30

1) Ezekiel 22:1-10

2) 22:11-22

3) 22:23-31

1) Ephesians 5:1-10

2) 5:11-21

3) 5:22-33

28

Kedoshim

“Set apart ones [Saints]”

1) Leviticus 19:1-18

2) 19:19-37

3) 20:1-20:27

1) Amos 9:1-6

2) 9:7-10

3) 9:11-15

1) 1 Corinthians 6

2) Galatians 5:1-15

3) 5:16-26

29

Emor

“Speak [to the priests]”

1) Leviticus 21:1-22:16

2) 22:17-23:22

3) 23:23-24:23

1) Ezekiel 44:1-8

2) 44:9-18

3) 44:19-31

1) Luke 11:1-36

2) 11:37-54 – 12:1-21

3) 12:22-59

30

Behar

“On the mount [Sinai]”

1) Leviticus 25:1-24

2) 25:25-38

3) 25:39-26:2

1) Jeremiah 32:1-15

2) 32:16-35

3) 32:36-44

1) Luke 13:1-9

2) 13:10-21

3) 13:22-35

31

Bechukotai

“[If you walk] in My statutes”

1) Leviticus 26:3-46

2) 27:1-21

3) 27:22-34

1) Jeremiah 16:1-13

2) 16:14-21 – 17:1-13

3) 17:14-27

1) Luke 14:1-24

2) 14:25-35 – 15:1-10

3) 15:11-32

Bemidbar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

Bemidbar

“In the wilderness”

1) Numbers 1:1-54

2) 2:1-3:13

3) 3:14-4:20

1) Hosea 2:1-9

2) 2:10-15

3) 2:16-23

1) Luke 16:1-18

2) 16:19-31 – 17:1-10

3) 17:11-37

33

Nasso

“Take [a census]”

1) Numbers 4:21-5:10

2) 5:11-6:27

3) 7:1-89

1) Judges 13

2) 14

3) 15

1) John 11:1-27

2) 11:28-44

3) 11:45-57

34

Beha’alotcha

“When you arrange [the lamps]”

1) Numbers 8:1-9:14

2) 9:15-10:34

3) 10:35-12:16

1) Zechariah 2

2) 3

3) 4

1) Luke 17:1-19

2) 17:20-37 – 18:1-14

3) 18:15-43

35

Shelach

“You [Moshe] send [men]

1) Numbers 13:1-14:7

2) 14:8-15:7

3) 15:8-15:41

1) Joshua 1:1-9

2) 1:10-18

3) 2

1) Matthew 10

2) Acts 13:1-25

3) 13:26-52

36

Korach

“Korah”

1) Numbers 16:1-50

2) 17:1-18:7

3) 18:8-18:32

1) 1 Samuel 11:1-11

2) 11:12-15 – 12:1-12

3) 12:13-25

1) John 19:1-15

2) 19:16-30

3) 19:31-42

37

Chukat

“Ordinance”

1) Numbers 19:1-20:6

2) 20:7-21:9

3) 21:10-22:1

1) Judges 11:1-10

2) 11:11-28

3) 11:29-40

1) 1 Peter 4:1-8

2) 4:9-14

3) 4:15-19

38

Balak

“Balak”

1) Numbers 22:2-38

2) 22:39-23:26

3) 23:27-25:9

1) 2 Kings 5,

2) Micah 5

3) 6

1) Jude 1:1-8

2) 1:9-16

3) 1:17-25

39

Pinchas

“Phinehas”

1) Numbers 25:10-26:51

2) 26:52-28:15

3) 28:16-30:1

1) 1 Kings 18

2) 19

3) Psalm106

1) Matthew 5:1-16

2) 5:17-30

3) 5:31-48

40

Mattot/Massei

“Tribes” / “Journey”

1) Numbers 30:2-32:42

2) 33:1-34:29

3) 35:1-36:13

1) Jeremiah 2:1-17

2) 2:18-37 – 3:1-5

3) 3:6-25

1) Ephesians 5:1-21

2) 5:22-33 – 6:1-4

3) 6:5-24

Devarim

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41

Devarim

“[These are] the words”

1) Deuteronomy 1:1-2:1

2) 2:2-30

3) 2:31-3:22

1) Isaiah 1:1-10

2) 1:11-20

3) 1:21-31

1) Mark 14:1-25

2) 14:26-50

3) 14:51-72

42

Va’etchanan

“And I pleaded [to Yahweh]”

1) Deuteronomy 3:23-4:40

2) 4:41-6:3

3) 6:4-7:11

1) Isaiah 40:1-8

2) 40:9-20

3) 40:21-31

1) Luke 22:1-23

2) 22:24-46

3) 22:47-71

43

Ekev

“As a consequence [of having heard]”

1) Deuteronomy 7:12-9:3

2) 9:4-10:11

3) 10:12-11:25

1) Isaiah 49:1-7

2) 49:8-26

3) 50

1) John 13

2) 14

3) 15

44

Re’eh

“See”

1) Deuteronomy 11:26-12:28

2) 12:29-14:29

3) 15:1-16:17

1) Isaiah 66:1-6

2) 66:7-14

3) 66:15-24

1) Acts 15:1-21

2) 15:22-35

3) 15:36-41

45

Shoftim

“Judges”

1) Deuteronomy 16:18-18:5

2) 18:6-19:13

3) 19:14-21:9

1) Isaiah 51:1-11

2) 51:12-23

3) 52

1) Matthew 26:1-56

2) 26:57-75 – 27:1-26

3) 27:27-66

46

Ki Tetze

“When you go out [to war]”

1) Deuteronomy 21:10-23:8

2) 23:9-24:13

3) 24:14-25:19

1) Isaiah 54:1-6

2) 54:7-11

3) 54:12-17

1) Luke 22:1-46

2) 22:47-71 – 23:1-17

3) 23:18-56

47

Ki Tavo

“When you come into [the land]

1) Deuteronomy 26:1-27:10

2) Deuteronomy 27:11-28:6

3) 28:7-29:8

1) Isaiah 60:1-7

2) 60:8-14

3) 60:15-22

1) Luke 22:1-46

2) 22:47-71 – 23:1-17

3) 23:18-56

48

Nitzavim

“Standing [before Yahweh]”

1) Deuteronomy 29:9-29:29

2) Deuteronomy 30:1-30:10

3) 30:11-30:20

1) Isaiah 61

2) 62

3) 63

1) Luke 24:1-12

2) 24:13-35

3) 24:36-53

49

Vayelech

“And he [Moshe] went”

1) Deuteronomy 31:1-8

2) 31:9-13

3) 31:14-30

1) Hosea 14

2) Micah 7

3) Joel 2

1) James 1:1-18

2) 1:19-27 – 2:1-13

3) 2:14-26

50

Ha’azinu

“Listen”

1) Deuteronomy 32:1-32:12

2) 32:13-39

3) 32:40-52

1) 2 Samuel 22:1-17

2) 22:18-35

3) 22:36-51

1) 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

2) 1:10-17

3) 1:18-31

51

Vezot Haberakhah

“And this is the blessing”

1) Deuteronomy 33:1-17

2) 33:18-29

3) 34:1-12

1) Joshua 1:1-9

2) 1:10-15

3) 1:16-18

1) Matthew 5

2) 6

3) 7

 

First Month FeastsRosh HashanahEx.12:1-2, Num 28:11-151 Samuel 20 (all)Colossians 2:16-17
Moed PesachExodus 12-13Isaiah 45:21-25Luke 24 (all)
Moed 1 ULBExodus 12:15-20Ezekiel 37 (all)John 15 (all)
Moed OmerLev. 23:9-16, Num. 8–Matthew 28 (all)
Moed 7 ULBExodus 13:3-10–1 Corinthians 5 (all)
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Yom KippurLeviticus 16 (all), Leviticus 23, Numbers 29Jonah (all)Acts 27:9-10, Hebrews 9:7
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