At the heart of the Torah, the book of Leviticus is the literary and theological center of the Pentateuch, both for its position in the canonical sequence of the books and for the centrality of the exhortation addressed to its past and present listeners-readers: “You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy” (Lv 19:2). Despite the prejudices surrounding the book of Leviticus due to its ritualistic or legal content, a careful reading of the book in light of its pedagogical purpose is fascinating especially when it relates to the care of creation, as the book aims to offer instructions and prescriptions that allow its recipient to live in the presence of God and in harmony with creation, since coexistence and participation in the holine...