This Week’s Torah Portion: Lech L’cha – לָךְ-לְךָ (Genesis 12:1−17:27)
God promises Avram our 1st ancestor:
“I will make of you a great nation,
And I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
And you shall be a blessing” Genesis 12:2
In God’s covenant with Avram, there is no mention of anything religious, God promises Avram to make him a great nation. God will also promise Avram the land, many children, and prosperity.
At its core, Judaism is about peoplehood and belonging to a community!
Being part of the people of Israel.
Parsha Lech L’cha – לָךְ-לְךָ Torah Summary:
Abram, Sarai, and Lot go to Canaan. (12:1-9)
Famine takes them to Egypt, where Abram identifies Sarai as his sister in order to save his life. (12:10-20)
Abram and Lot separate. Lot is taken captive, and Abram rescues him. (13:1-14:24)
Abram has a son, Ishmael, with his Egyptian maidservant, Hagar. (16:1-16)
God establishes a covenant with Abram. The sign of this covenant is circumcision on the eighth day following a male baby’s birth. (17:1-27)
Lech L’cha – לָךְ-לְךָ
God promises Avram our 1st ancestor:
“I will make of you a great nation,
And I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
And you shall be a blessing” Genesis 12:2
In God’s covenant with Avram, there is no mention of anything religious, God promises Avram to make him a great nation. God will also promise Avram the land, many children, and prosperity.
At its core, Judaism is about peoplehood and belonging to a community!
Being part of the people of Israel.
Lech L’cha – לָךְ-לְךָ