Since the unprecedented attacks on Israel, the weekly Torah reading has been replete with allusions to current events – from Bereishit, Noah and now Lech Lecha… The Torah is not just a guide for life, but it also contains within it, all that is was and will be…
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Abraham or Avraham in Hebrew, was the first official Jew. Do you know how old he was when he had his son Isaac? Or that his father sent him away to Nimrod, the king at that time, who ordered him to be thrown into a fiery furnace. Watch this short video as Eliav Friedman, MSW shares 5 things about Abraham.
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In the Torah portion of Lech Lecha we are introduced to Abraham – He was the first Jew. He taught the world about G-d. He did acts of kindness to no end. He was told by G-d that it was time to move to the land of Israel and when he arrives, the verse states “He pitched his tent” – but the words “his tent” are spelled strangely in the verse. It’s spelled with a letter hei and not a vav. Implying something else. Rabbi Ari Enkin shares an important lesson in life, and reveals yet another point of greatness found in Abraham our forefather.
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