Lech L'cha
לָךְ-לְךָ
Go Forth
Genesis 12:1−17:27
When Is Lech L'cha Read?
/ 13 Heshvan 5781
/ 10 Heshvan 5782
/ 11 Heshvan 5783
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)
Ten Minutes of Torah: Lech L'cha Commentary
Traveling Down the Road That Helps You To Find Yourself
By: Rabbi Dan Moskovitz
In The Fires of Spring, the late, prolific American author, James Michener, wrote:
“For this is the journey that humans make: to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn’t matter much what else they find. But if a person happens to find oneself — if they know what they can be...
Continue Reading