Weekly Torah portion – בְּחֻקֹּתַי – Bechukotai – “In My statutes”; Leviticus 26:3-27:34; Jeremiah 15:19-17:14
What does it mean for us today to live in the Land of Israel when the Bible says, “For the land is Mine, and you are strangers and sojourners with Me”? Especially in a time of war, identity conflicts and existential decisions, this question takes on a new sharpness.
Between the legitimate claim to live here and remain here, and the biblical warning not to possess absolutely, a tension emerges — one that is not only political, but deeply spiritual. It forces us to clarify who we truly want to be in this land.
There is something almost unsettling about the verse: “For the land is Mine, for you are strangers and sojourners with Me.” This is not merely a small correction to our idea of ownership. It is a reversal of perspective.
Man is not the owner of the land. He lives in it, holding it in his hands only for a moment. But it does not truly belong...
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