articles on Lech Lecha
Four Dimensions of the Journey
The multi-layered command "Lech lecha – go forth" contains the seeds of Abraham’s ultimate vocation. The complete lesson Next lesson >>
Understanding Abraham - Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed
The weekly lesson of Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed
A Palace in Flames
A shiur by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks for the weekly portion "Lech- Lecha".
Understanding Avraham
A shiur by Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed for the weekly portion "Lech- Lecha".
Lessons on Lech Lecha
What Motivated Avraham's Kindness?
Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | 7 Cheshvan 5785
Parashat Hashavua: The Challenge of Moving
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Cheshvan 5785
A Famine in the Land – What’s the Point?
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 8 Shvat 5784
Lech Lecha
Rabbi Berel Wein | 8 Shvat 5784
On Being a Jewish Parent
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | 7 Shvat 5784
Patriarch on the Move
Rabbi Haggai Lundin | 11 Cheshvan 5784
The Nature of the Land of Israel
"The Sfat Emet (the saintly Gerrer Rebbe) explains that G-d did not immediately reveal to Avraham the location of Eretz Yisrael because 'that itself is an aspect of Eretz Yisrael.' That is, in order to reach the Land in which we can "see G-d's face" (see Ex. 34,23) and cleave to Him – one has to walk, one has to go. One must 'go out of himself,' out of his earthiness; he must leave his father's home and all of his material possessions, and nullify himself totally before G-d. The idea is to leave oneself, lekh lekha, and instead, 'go to the land that I will show you.' We are always in search of some kind of permanence in this world – but the truth is that we are temporary..."
Rabbi Ezra Cohen | Heshvan 10 5783
