Rosner’s Torah Talk: Parashat Lech Lecha with Rabbi Avram Mlotek

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Shmuel Rosner

November 11, 2016

Our guest this week is ” target=”_blank”>Parashat Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1–17:27) – features Abram's Journey to the land of Canaan, his forced departure to Egypt, his covenant with God, the birth of Ishmael, Abram's circumcision, and the changing of his name to Abraham. Our discussion focuses on the idea of being “on the other side.”

Our past discussions of Parashat Lech Lecha:

” target=”_blank”>Rabbi Hyim Schafner on the character of Abraham, why he was chosen, and the importance of his journey to Israel

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