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