Tag: Lech Lecha

Our Proselytizing Ancestors: Three Tools for Holding Conviction in Mixed Company

Our Proselytizing Ancestors: Three Tools for Holding Conviction in Mixed Company

Sasson Brown, RS '25, speaks on the unexpected act of Abraham and Sarah's proselytizing and the lessons we can learn from it.
Haftarah for Lekh L'kha

Haftarah for Lekh L’kha

God’s promise with Abraham in the parashah echoes in the haftarah, as the prophet assures exiled Israel of return and renewal.
The Binding of Isaac: What Does God Want?

The Binding of Isaac: What Does God Want?

How might we make meaning of the Binding of Isaac, a troubling, watershed story that shakes us to our core? What can we learn?
In the Name of All of Israel

In the Name of All of Israel

Building on ideas of Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev and Maimonides - Avraham showed us a path to repair even in the darkest of times.