Archive for the ‘ Lech Lecha ’ Category

Dvar Torah Parshat Lech Lecha 5772 2011

Hashem speaks to Avraham and tells him to leave his land, his birthplace and his father’s house and He directs him to Israel. As a reward for observing this command Avraham is promised: VE’ESCHA LEGOY GADOL VA’AVARECHECHA VA’AGADLAH SHEMECHA VEHEYEH BERACHAH, “And I will make of you a great nation, I will bless you, and [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Lech Lecha 5770 2009

In the opening verse of the Sidra, Hashem says to Avraham LECH LECHA. Translated literally this means: go for your own sake. Rashi comments on this Pasuk LEHANA’ATCHA ULETOVATCHA, “for your own benefit, for your own good.” Some derive from this the moral lesson that a person is obligated to do the best he can [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Lech Lecha 5769 2008 דבר תורה פרשת לך לך

There was a war between kings and Avraham got involved in it. What was his interest? It certainly wasn’t political since these lands were not his and he had no interest in any territorial acquisition or financial gain. He was wealthy in his own merit. His mere interest was to rescue his nephew Lot who [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Lech Lecha 2007 – 5768 דבר תורה לך לך

After Hashem tells Avraham to leave his land and to go to Israel, the Torah says he gathered up his wife and nephew Lot and his household possessions and: VAYETZU LALECHET ARTZA KENAAN, VAYAVO’U ARTZA KENAAN, “and they left to go to the Land of Kenaan and they came to the Land of Kenaan”.(Gen. 12,5) [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Lech Lecha 5767

When Hashem promises the land of Israel to Avraham and his descendent and He wants him to see the land He says to him: SA NA EYNECHA UR’EH, “Lift up your eyes and see …”(Gen. 13,14) the land in all directions Similarly when Hashem turns down Moshe’s request to enter into the Promised Land, Hashem [ READ MORE ]

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