Derasha 1 on Behar 25:24

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 25:24

The Complete Passuk

וּבְכֹ֖ל אֶ֣רֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֑ם גְּאֻלָּ֖ה תִּתְּנ֥וּ לָאָֽרֶץ׃

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Torat Kohanim).

Core Text — Sifra

גְּאֻלָּה תִּתְּנוּ לָאָרֶץ. מְלַמֵּד שֶׁיֵּשׁ גְּאֻלָּה לַקַּרְקַע.

English: “You shall grant a redemption for the land.” This teaches that there is a right of redemption for land.

Classical derasha (Sifra).

The verse establishes the institution of ge’ulah (redemption) for ancestral land that has been sold.