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1. Why is Avraham Commanded to Continue What he had Started?

   Rabbi David Silverberg

2. Something from Nothing: Who is Avraham?

   Rabbi David Silverberg

3. Rav Hirsch and the Netziv on Lekh Lekha: Avraham's Response to God's Command

   Rabbi David Silverberg

4. Two Lekh Lekhas, the Akeida, and Avraham's First Mitzva

   Rabbi David Silverberg

5. Lekh Lekha - Go Forth and Make Changes

   Rabbi David Silverberg

6. Go For You - For Your Benefit and Goodness

   Rabbi David Silverberg

7. What is the Challenge of Lekh Lekha?

   Rabbi David Silverberg

8. Cursing the Cursers or Showing Them the Light?

   Reuven Weiser

9. Lekh Lekha: Promptness vs. Pragmatism

   Rabbi David Silverberg

10. 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.

11. The Parallel Between Yaakov and Avraham

    Prof. Jonathan Grossman

    Yaakov’s departure from Canaan is surprising considering Yitzchak’s prohibition to leave the land. This article compares the main events of Yaakov’s life with those of his grandfather Avraham. The comparison is reinforced by content and literary analysis. Yaakov is required to create the nation of Avraham’s offspring after the crisis of Esau’s rejection despite the fact that he was Yitzchak’s son.

12. From your land, Your Birthplace, Your Father’s House

    Rabbanit Dr. Michal Tikochinsky