“Lech lecha me’artzecha… Go forth from your land, from your birthplace, and from your father’s house, to the land that I will show you” (Bereishit/Genesis 12:1). With these words, God calls Abram into ...

The rest of Haftarah Lech Lecha is devoted to explaining how God really is there, and it will all be all right. The problem is that if someone feels abandoned by God, proclaiming that God loves them ...

God reveals Himself to Abraham in this week’s Torah reading (Genesis Ch. 17, verse 1) with the name “Shadai” (letters Shin, Daled, Yud). Centuries later, when God reveals Himself to Moses in Egypt, ...

This week’s Torah portion is Lech-Lecha: Genesis 12:1 – 17:27 Lech-Lecha, the divine command to Abraham in Genesis 12:1, is often translated as “Go forth.” But the Hebrew is richer and much more ...

In a story of power and pain, Hagar reminds us that God’s compassion extends to the unseen and unheard – and calls us to do the same. This week’s Torah portion, “Lech Lecha,” contains two back-to-back ...