This week’s Parsha begins with G-d’s first communication to our forefather Avraham, who was 75 years old at the time. Our sages debate at which age Avraham recognized that there is a Creator. It was either at the tender age of three or when he was 48 years old. During this time, aside from just …
Tag: Lech Lecha
Oct 26
Payback
Weekly Torah Portion: Lech Lecha 6 Cheshvan 5778 – October 26, 2017 The Torah relates that after Avraham settled in the Land of Israel the region was gripped by a famine and he was forced to travel to Egypt which was not affected by the famine. As he approached Egypt, Avraham became concerned for …
Sep 26
Who Is the Heir?
(Torah Portion: Lech Lecha) Who Is the Heir? Our forefather Avraham had a younger brother Haran. After he died, Avraham married Haran’s daughter Sara and assumed responsibility for his son Lot. For many years, Avraham and Sara were childless and Lot assumed that he would inherit Avraham’s vast wealth. Because Lot was certain that he …
Sep 26
Super Stars
(Torah Portion Lech Lecha) Super Stars When our forefather Avraham was seventy-five years old, G-d promised him that he would have a child and eventually his descendants would be numerous like the stars in heaven. The Talmud makes a calculation that in all the galaxies in heaven there are literally quadrillions of stars. This is …
Sep 26
Empowering Greatness
(Torah Portion Lech Lecha) Empowering Greatness! How does one merit having close to a million people attend his funeral in just a few hours’ notice? The world renowned Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, a Sefardic Talmudic scholar, authority on Jewish law and spiritual leader, passed away this past Monday and almost a million people paid their respects …
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