| Leviticus/Vayikra 25:29 | If a person sells a home that is within a walled city, he may redeem it within a year after the sale. | וְאִישׁ כִּי־יִמְכֹּר בֵּית־מוֹשַׁב עִיר חוֹמָה וְהָיְתָה גְּאֻלָּתוֹ עַד־תֹּם שְׁנַת מִמְכָּרוֹ יָמִים תִּהְיֶה גְאֻלָּתוֹ׃ |
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| 25:31 | The sale of a house that is not located in a walled city will be effective only until the year of Jubilee. | וּבָתֵּי הַחֲצֵרִים אֲשֶׁר אֵין־לָהֶם חֹמָה סָבִיב עַל־שְׂדֵה הָאָרֶץ יֵחָשֵׁב גְּאֻלָּה תִּהְיֶה־לּוֹ וּבַיֹּבֵל יֵצֵא׃ |
The year of Jubilee, which took place once every fifty years, not only marked the date of release of all slaves. It was a reset where all those who had had to resort to selling their ancestral homes reacquired them; the homes and land reverted to their original owners (or their heirs).
This prevented generational, permanent poverty. It was a do-over, and G-d told us it was how it should be.
As a side note, homes within walled cities were the exceptions, but sellers could redeem the homes within a year. Many states’ foreclosure laws have similar redemption provisions, based, I am sure, on the Torah.
Note the parapet, a requirement in flat-roofed homes!
Ingredients as Shown:
- 2 Graham Cracker Sheets (I know more are in the photo)
- Slivered almonds or pumpkin seeds (shown)
- Powdered sugar
- 2 small bear shaped cookies
- 2 mini marshmallows or 1 large marshmallow (can be shared)
Tools:
- Bowl for powdered sugar
- Scissors
Instructions:
- Snap the graham cracker sheets in half to make rough squares.
2. Put a few tablespoons of the powdered sugar in a bowl. Add water, a few drops at a time, mixing well, adding just enough to form a thick paste.
3. Use this sugar glue to create three sides of a house.
3. Add another half sheet to create a roof.
4. Take one slivered almond at a time (I was out, so used coated pumpkin seeds) or pumpkin seed (easier if you split them and use the flat side toward the “house,” create a parapet (see Deuteronomy / Devarim 22:8) so no one falls off the roof.
5. Dip scissors in the DRY powdered sugar. Cut marshmallow(s) to make a stand for your little bears. Press sticky side to bears.
6. Place bears in their redeemed home!