This Torah portion, Lech Lecha, shows us we must keep advocating for justice and peace in world that seems to be spinning out ...
In the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham argues with God. Hearing the cities will be destroyed for the depravity of the ...
Avoiding the Journey Thoughts on Torah portion Lekh Lekha 2024 There is something missing in the story of Abraham, ...
THIS WEEK, JEWS turn their attention to the Torah portion of Vayeira (Genesis 18:1-22-24). This portion is comprised of several dramatic events from which we can glean lessons to help us lead our ...
God reveals Himself to Abraham in this week’s Torah reading (Genesis Ch. 17, verse 1) with the name “Shadai” (letters Shin, Daled, Yud). Centuries later, when God reveals Himself to Moses in Egypt, ...
But each influence, real person or somewhere in the ether, needs to be judged on its own merits if we are to maintain our ...
Numerous questions arise when we delve into the biblical portion concerning Abraham in Lekh Lekha, Genesis 12:1-17:27. One such question is the apparent mistake in narrating Abraham’s story, which ...
Abraham shows un that one must act to save himself, but also pray for G-d's salvation in case it does not work out.
Several Jewish businesses in the Pico-Robertson area of Los Angeles were vandalized Tuesday morning, according to a statement ...
It was the task of Avraham and his progeny to pick up where Adam and Noach did not succeed and to lead the world back to Hashem via a restoration of the pristine state of affairs under which the world ...
All four narratives are about the human condition as such. Their message is universal and eternal, as befits a book about G-d who is universal and eternal.
The Torah begins with the grand, expansive story of creation—of the world and of humanity. But in Parshat Lech Lecha, the ...