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In this week's parsha, Behar, we learn about reset buttons that God devised. God believes in giving people second chances. This is why He designed:
-Shemitah, which is a time when people release others from the monetary debts they owe.
-Yovel, which is a time when people release others from their service, and slaves go free.
-Yovel, which is a time when ancestral properties return to their original owner.
In this way, God devised a society which was fair and just. No Hebrew would ever be locked into their fate- always born landless, impoverished, or as a slave. People had the chance to start over, and begin again. There's much we can learn from this in our own society!
By Chana FriedmanIn this week's parsha, Behar, we learn about reset buttons that God devised. God believes in giving people second chances. This is why He designed:
-Shemitah, which is a time when people release others from the monetary debts they owe.
-Yovel, which is a time when people release others from their service, and slaves go free.
-Yovel, which is a time when ancestral properties return to their original owner.
In this way, God devised a society which was fair and just. No Hebrew would ever be locked into their fate- always born landless, impoverished, or as a slave. People had the chance to start over, and begin again. There's much we can learn from this in our own society!