There is a whole lot of movement in Parshat Lech Lecha. We begin the parashah with God’s command to Avram to leave his homeland and go to a new place. Avram, Sarai and their nephew Lot leave Ur Kasdim ...

Abbreviations and acronyms are familiar features of rabbinic literature, but they are rare in the Torah itself. Even so, the Sages observed that a few examples of notarikon (Aramaic for ‘acronym’) are ...

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 ...

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The first marital ceremony described in the Torah is the one between Isaac and Rebecca, in this week’s portion, Chayei Sarah.

“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 ...

And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. 1) How old of a guy will you date, and 2) Will you move? Earlier in my dating career ...

Go forth, They said, and we did. We’ve been going forth for a while. We’ve traveled so far forth we’re back where we’ve started. Go forth, They said, and I took it to heart. I made sure back wasn’t a ...