Parashah Points: Behar - Foreign Slaves

In this week’s Parashah Point on the Torah Portion Behar, we look at Leviticus 25:44-46, a set of often controversial verses since they relate to slavery in the Bible. More specifically, we’re going to take a brief look at the idea of foreign slaves in Israel.

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