Derasha 1 on Behar 25:31

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 25:31

The Complete Passuk

וּבָתֵּ֣י הַחֲצֵרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵין־לָהֶ֤ם חֹמָה֙ סָבִ֔יב עַל־שְׂדֵ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב גְּאֻלָּה֙ תִּהְיֶה־לּ֔וֹ וּבַיֹּבֵ֖ל יֵצֵֽא׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra / Arakhin 33b.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra / Arakhin
וּבָתֵּי הַחֲצֵרִים. מְלַמֵּד שֶׁבָּתֵּי הַחֲצֵרִים כִּשְׂדֵה הָאָרֶץ.

English: “And the houses of the open courtyards.” This teaches that houses of open courtyards are [treated] like the field of the land.

Type of Learning

Classical derasha (Sifra / Bavli Arakhin).

What Is Learned

Houses in unwalled settlements follow the rules of open fields: they may be redeemed indefinitely and revert at Yovel.