This Week’s Torah Portion: Lech L’cha – לָךְ-לְךָ (Genesis 12:1−17:27)
The first commandment to Abraham our father is to go. God appears 10 times to Abraham, seven of them are about going and walking. Jewish law is called Halacha (literally the same as walking). God wants us on the move, not standing in one place. Therefore Jewish tradition is always evolving, always changing, always trying to be relevant to our people!
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 The first commandment to Abraham our father is to go. God appears 10 times to Abraham, seven of them are about going and walking. Jewish law is called Halacha (literally the same as walking). God wants us on the move, not standing in one place. Therefore Jewish tradition is always evolving, always changing, always trying to be relevant to our people! Lech L’cha – לָךְ-לְךָ
