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Michael J. Lawrence

Oct 23, 2026, 2:26 PM

The Impact of Aliyah, Then Like Now

My great-great-grandparents Yehoshua and Esther Zabludovsky made Aliyah from Zabludow (now in Poland) to Jerusalem in 1889. My great-grandfather Yosef Kaluzna came from Zhmerynka (now Ukraine) via Manchester, England in 1913 and settled in the Galilee. There, Yosef met Mina Zabludovsky...

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...

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, 3:21 PM

Parashat Lech Lecha – A Little Distance

Parashat Lech Lecha A Little Distance One of the great frustrations of human relationships is that the people closest to us can get on our nerves the most. We meet a stranger and express great curiosity, patience, and enthusiasm. Yet with...

Oct 22, 2026, 2:26 PM

“Parenthood” Parashat Lech Lecha 5787

When Abraham leaves for the Land of Israel in response to G-d’s command, he does not travel alone. He takes his wife, Sarah, his possessions, and his nephew, Lot. Lot’s presence is more than a biographical detail. Abraham is...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Oct 21, 2026, 10:37 AM

Did Avraham Cross the ‘Green Line’?

The "Green Line" is the name that was given to the line that separated Israeli and enemy forces after the1948 War of Independence. The line was established through the 1949 armistice agreements that brought the war to an end....

Oct 20, 2026, 11:09 AM

Aliyah as Rebirth

There are three years engraved on David Ben-Gurion’s final resting spot in Sde Boker: The year he was born. The year he made aliyah - which he considered to be the year he was reborn. And the year he died. We often speak...

Oct 20, 2026, 2:28 AM

Noah, the Animals, and the Generation of HAMAS

Noah, the Animals, and the Generation of HAMAS: From Violence to CHESED The Ark, the Rainbow, and God’s Covenant With Every Living Soul Rabbi, Animal Chaplain, Founder and Royal Custodian of the Royal House of Kanaani The weekly Torah portion of Noach...

Douglas F. Williamson

Oct 19, 2026, 7:36 PM

Why I’m reading the Torah for leadership lessons

What this series is, and why I’m writing it. Torah interpretations through the Bridge6 leadership model This is the third week of a series I’m writing here on Times of Israel, reading the weekly Torah portion for what it says about...

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