Where Do We Go from Here?
The Year Begins in Cheshvan In many synagogues there is a custom to publicly proclaim the words, “And Jacob went on his way”[1] three times...
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Parashat Lech Lecha: Aliyah by Aliyah
First Reading: Walking and Seeing Godliness “Abram then continued on his way moving steadily toward the south” Two parashot in the Torah are dedicated to...
Abraham: The First Messianic King
The idea of kingdom and kings arouses a sense of discomfort among people in our era – and justifiably so. From the Bible and through...
“I Am Nothing but Dust and Ashes”
Abraham was the first patriarch. The first two letters of his name in Hebrew (אַבְרָהָם) actually mean “father” (אָב). Abraham had a special connection with...
Gematria Shorts for Lech Lecha 5783
Samson’s mother is one of the four women described in the Bible as “barren.” The sages reveal that her name was “Tzalelphonit” (צַלְלְפוֹנִית). The value...
Lech Lecha: Abraham's First Steps
Rabbi Ginsburgh's discusses Abraham's first trials....
Lech Lecha: Conversion: The Torah of Mashiach
What is the true meaning of the time of Mashiach and how should we understand the fact that in our own times, well into the...
