Lech-Lecha

Genesis 12:1–17:27

Why Abraham delayed the Mitzvah of circumcision until he was commanded by G-d, and the virtue of our Torah observance today over that of the Patriarchs.

“Please take out your chumashim, ” Morah Fine said to her students. The girls had just finished Parshas Noach and were eager to begin of Parshas Lech Lecha. We are going to learn about Avraham Avinu, ” Morah Fine continued. “We were already introduced to ...

Adapted fromLikkutei Sichos, Vol. V, p. 57ff; Vol. XX, p. 59ff, p. 301ff;Vol. XXV, p. 52; Sefer HaSichos 5750, p. 96ff. What the Torah Chooses to Highlight Every child knows the story of Avraham how he discovered G-d as a lad, broke his father’s idols, ...

Every child knows the story of Abraham - how he discovered G-d as a lad, broke his father’s idols, was thrown into the furnace by Nimrod and saved by G-d. None of these details, however, can be found in the Written Torah. The Torah mentions Abraham only ...

There appears to be a contradiction between the name of this Sidra and its content. For “Lech Lecha,” as the Sicha will explain, means “Go to yourself”—Abraham’s movement towards the fulfillment of his task. But the Sidra describes a series of events ...

Likkutei Sichos, Vol. V, p. 57ff. I. As mentioned on frequent occasions, it is doubtful that [any of] the names of the weekly Torah portions are cited in the Talmud.Megillah 29b does mention the name of readings VeAtah Tetzaveh and Ki Sissa, and Megillah ...

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