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                                                                                                                  should be aware that Hashem will compensate him even more for the
                                                                                                                  seventh year, which is a complete year of rest.

                                                                                                                  Furthermore, the mitzvot of shemittah and yovel reinforce interpersonal
                                                                                                                  relationships. Similarly, the Torah was given to Am Yisrael at Har Sinai
                                                                                                                  only after they camped there “as one man with one heart.”

                                                                                                                  A person acquires the ability to perform mitzvot which require
                                                                                                                  self-sacrifice by emulating Hashem’s conduct, as it says, “
                                                                                                                         – Just as He is merciful, so too shall you be merciful, etc.” The
                                                                                                                  word     shares the same gematria as the Name     , when its letters
                                                                                                                  are spelled out. Furthermore, the word  also has the same gematria as
                                                                                                                  the word      (man). This alludes to the G-dly portion infused in man,
                                                                                                                  which provides him with the ability to emulate the conduct of Hashem.

                                                                                                                  The Torah does not use a language that conveys urging when commanding
                                                                                                                  the people about shemittah. This is because man was formed through the
                                                                                                                  Names of Hashem, which enable him to cleave to Him, performing His
                                                                                                                  will with joy.

                                                                                                                  The connection between parashat Behar and parashat Bechukotai is as
                                                                                                                  follows. When a person fulfills the mitzvah of shemittah as described in
                                                                                                                  parashat Behar, he merits that Hashem will “provide for rains in their
                                                                                                                  time, and the land will give its produce,” as is promised in parashat
                                                                                                                  Bechukotai.













                                                                                                                  “Hashem spoke to Moshe on Mount Sinai,
                                                                                                                  saying: Speak to the Children of Israel and say

                                                                                                                  to them: When you come into the land that I
                                                                                                                  give you, the land shall observe a Sabbath rest
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