God's revelation to Avraham

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1. Avraham and the Angels

   Rabbi Amnon Bazak

   "And God appeared to him" - why? What is the relationship between God's revelation and the revelation of the angels? This lesson explores Rashbam's unique approach, and the connection between the two revelations: the promise of a son and the destruction of Sodom.

2. Revelation to Avraham vs. Revelation to Moshe

   Rabbi Dr. Tamir Granot

   God's revelation to Moshe after the sin of the Golden Calf parallels God's revelation to Avraham in the beginning of Parashat Vayera. The comparison positions Moshe in a similar status to Avraham: both are forefathers of the nation, and the two revelations relate to the prophet's prayer for a sinning public who is about to be destroyed. Perhaps their ability to pray is the reason God chooses to make them fathers and leaders of the nation.

3. Avraham and the Angels

   Rabbi Ezra Bick

   What is the significance of God's direct revelation to Avraham? And what is the significance of the revelation of angels? What was the change Avraham underwent after the Covenant of Circumcision? How is this change reflected in the subsequent stories?

4. God's Revelation to Avraham

   Rabbi Zeev Weitman

   What is the purpose of God's revelation to Avraham in the beginning of Parashat Vaera? What is the relationship between this revelation and the Covenant of Circumcision? What does Sara's laughter express, and why is she criticized for her laughter? And what is the significance of Avraham's prayer for Sodom?

5. Avraham - The Man of Spirituality and Worldliness

   Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein

6. Like Stars or Like Dust - Blessing or Warning?

   Rabbi David Silverberg

7. Adon Olam: The Burning Palace has an Owner

   Rabbi David Silverberg

8. God Descends to Judge Sodom - Seeking the Good

   Rabbi David Silverberg

9. Lekh Lekha - Go Forth and Make Changes

   Rabbi David Silverberg

10. Go For You - For Your Benefit and Goodness

    Rabbi David Silverberg

11. Concentration, Thanksgiving, Shock: Why Did Avraham Fall on His Face?

    Rabbi David Silverberg

12. Cursing the Cursers or Showing Them the Light?

    Reuven Weiser

13. At the Heat of the Day: Visions or Guests?

14. Berit Mila and Divine Revelation

    Rabbi David Silverberg

15. God's Knock on Avraham's Door

    Rabbi David Silverberg

16. Lekh Lekha: Sequencing Avraham's Prophecies

    Rabbi David Silverberg

    תאריך פרסום: 2006 | | 35 minutes

    In the Covenant Between the Parts, God tells Avraham that his descendants will be oppressed and enslaved in a foreign land for 400 years. In Shemot, however, the Torah relates that Bnei Yisrael were in Egypt for 430 years! How can we account for this discrepancy? Rashi and other commentators offer explanations, and also provide different readings of the sequencing of Avraham's journeys and prophecies.

17. The Finances of the Forefathers – Part 1

    Rabbi Yaakov Beasley

    How Avraham acquires his wealth, and how he disposes of it, provides us with a lesson about how  financial success can become a test as well as a blessing.

18. Morality, Justice and our Rights to the Land of Israel: Abraham

    Rabbi Dr. Daniel Tropper | Hour and 6 minutes

    Parashat Lekh Lekha seems to begin a series of stories that appear random in terms of their sequence and content. We find, however, that there is structure and purpose to these stories. What is Avraham's mission, and how do these stories cohere into a greater narrative that reflect Avraham's aspirations, missions, setbacks, success and enduring messages? How do the setbacks, too, impart messages about morality and the Land of Israel that continue to play out throughout the generations?