All posts in: Lech-Lecha
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4 years agoThe only esrog in town!
And Avraham took . . . the souls that they made in Charan . . . (12:5) The Medrash relates that the “souls that they made” are referring to the people that Avraham ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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5 years agoA test of your own medicine
Our forefather Avraham was instructed to “Go for yourself” – to leave his family and hometown and head towards the land of Israel where he was to be blessed ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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6 years agoFor The (Return) Ride
When Avraham went to perform the binding of his son Yitzchak, he took along with him his other son Yishmael and his faithful servant Eliezer [1]. At a certain point ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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7 years ago
Embracing the Challenge of Life
This week’s parsha, which relates Avraham’s physical and spiritual journey from the paganist and idolatrous ways of his birthplace and ancestors, culminates ..
Written by Rabbi Andrew Savage
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7 years ago
Lech-Lecha
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Written by Anonymous
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7 years ago
Maaser to a kohen???
Avraham Avinu meets malki tzedek, the kohen, and gives him maaser (14;20). But maaser is meant to be for a levi (bamidbar 18;21-24) – How could Avraham give ..
Written by d fine
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7 years ago
Lech Lecha Avraham leaves… whats the big Test??
The first Posuk in this weeks sedra starts with Hashem telling Avraham avinu to leave his homeland his neighbours and his father’s house. Hashem then says ..
Written by Benjamin A rose
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7 years ago
Responding to Nature
Parshas Lech Lecha; Listening to the Call The Ramban asks a scintillating question at the start of our sedra[1]. Most righteous people in the Torah are awarded an introduction ..
Written by D Fine
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7 years ago
FRICTIONLESS!
And there was friction between Avram’s herdsmen and Lot’s herdsmen…and Avram said to Lot ‘Let’s not have friction between me and you and my herdsmen ..
Written by Rafi Jager
