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Hande Gençünal

Oct 24, 2026, 11:34 PM

Above the Stars

The first words spoken to Avram are not a direction. They are a list of departures. Lech lecha me'artzecha umimoladetecha umibeit avicha. Go from your land, from your birthplace and from your father's house. There is something strange about...

Jonathan Muskat

Oct 23, 2026, 8:38 AM

Kibbud Av Va’eim: Must Children Always Listen to Their Parents?

When a child chooses a different path, a parent may feel rejected, while the child may feel that love has become a demand for obedience. A young adult wants to make aliyah, but the parents want the child to remain...

Milton Torres Ceron

Oct 23, 2026, 8:23 AM

The Maqam of Lekh Lekha: A Lesson of Resilience

A few days ago, while studying the Sedra (Torah portion) Lekh Lekha with my rabbi, HaRav Yitzchok Isaac Moshe Yagod*, he pointed out that the divine call to Abraham encompasses not only the promise of a new beginning, but...

Oct 23, 2026, 3:09 AM

Lech Lecha: The Names We Grow Into

A place of arrival, a starting point for new journeys.

© Chiara Lipp

When we think about Parashat Lech Lecha, we think of Abraham and the journey that begins with Hashem’s words: “Lech Lecha,” “Go forth from your land, from your birthplace, and from your father’s house.” Abraham leaves behind everything familiar...

Hande Gençünal

Oct 22, 2026, 11:43 PM

The Shame Hidden in the First Word

The Torah keeps a secret in its very first word. Bereshit. In the beginning. In the Tikkunei Zohar, the letters of this word are rearranged, and two other words emerge from within it. Yirah and boshet. Awe and shame....

Douglas F. Williamson

Oct 22, 2026, 10:04 PM

Lech Lecha: What Abram and Lot taught me about family businesses

Uncle and nephew going their separate ways

When Abram and his nephew separated, the younger man took the bigger risk. I see the same thing in family businesses. Torah interpretations through the Bridge6 leadership model Parashat Lech Lecha · Genesis 13:1-18 and 14:12-16 This Shabbat we read Parashat Lech...

Aharon Ariel Lavi

Oct 22, 2026, 10:02 PM

What Connects Abraham and Iran?

Rabbi Saadia Gaon’s Arabic translation of the Torah helps us not only uncover deeper meanings in the text, but also identify geographical locations that, to most of us, sound remote and unfamiliar. For example, this week’s Torah portion describes the...

Oct 22, 2026, 9:36 PM

The Heroism of Ordinary Life (Lech Lecha)

Written by Rabbi Sacks in 2007 The Lord said to Abram: ‘Go – from your land, your birthplace, and your father’s house – to the land that I will show you. (Gen. 12:1)’ These words are among the most consequential in...

Menachem Creditor

Oct 22, 2026, 9:35 PM

A Faith Spacious Enough for Wonder (Lech Lecha)

Sometimes the Torah we remember contains stories the Torah never tells. We have heard them so often that they become inseparable from the text itself. Consider Abram smashing his father’s idols. Terah leaves his son tending the shop. Abram shatters...

Oct 22, 2026, 3:56 PM

Political Slogans vs. Truth: When the Words of Chazal Are Taken Out of Context

Over the past three years, we have witnessed what appears to be a coordinated effort in parts of the Charedi world to promote slogans arguing that, according to halacha, Charedim are not obligated — or are even forbidden —...

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