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lech lecha
He’s Leaving Home, Bye Bye – A poem for Parsha Lech Lecha by Rick Lupert
Rick Lupert
October 18, 2018
He’s Leaving Home, Bye Bye – A poem for Parsha Lech Lecha (Aliyah 1) by Rick Lupert
I Still Find Idols Enchanting – A Poem for Haftarah Lech Lecha by Rick Lupert
Rick Lupert
October 27, 2017
I Still Find Idols Enchanting – A Poem for Haftarah Lech Lecha by Rick Lupert
Torah portion: Abraham–a magnetic leader
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila
October 21, 2015
While waiting in line at a Los Angeles International Airport gift shop last week, I noticed a colorful display of magnets.
Lech Lecha: From dark to light
Jewish Journal
October 31, 2014
Lech Lecha tells the story of the birth of the Jewish people through Avraham’s prophecy. God tells Avram, “I will bless you and make you a great nation.”
The long and winding road: Parashat Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1–17:27)
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila
October 9, 2013
The day God pronounced two simple words — lech lecha — Abraham and Sarah’s lives changed forever. God instructs Abraham to leave his homeland, his birthplace and his father’s home, “to the land that I will show you, and there I will make of you a great nation” (Genesis 12:1-2). “Lech lecha,” go forth — and thus the long journey began.
We Matter: Parashat Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1-17:27)
Rabbi Laura Geller
November 2, 2011
Last week’s Torah portion ends with a genealogy, a long list of names of who begot whom and how long they lived. It is one of many genealogies in the Torah. It used to be that when I encountered those lists, I tuned out; I found them boring. But then I read a book by Thomas Cahill called “The Gifts of the Jews” (Anchor, 1999).
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