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Shemitah

שמיטה The seventh year of the seven-year agricultural cycle

Sin Is a Debt that Must Be Repaid

What do the curses in Leviticus 26 mean by saying that Israel will רצה ratzah their sins and the land will רצה ratzah its Sabbatical years?

Prof.

Joseph Lam

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The Hebrew Slave: Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy

A classic example of source criticism applied to Torah legislation.

Dr. Rabbi

Zev Farber

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The Bible’s Evolving Effort to Humanize Debt Slavery

And the challenges of putting it into practice.

Prof.

Marvin A. Sweeney

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Comparing Curses

Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28 are often lumped together, as the two great curses, but their careful comparison reveals some fundamental and surprising differences.

Prof.

Marc Zvi Brettler

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