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Collecting ideas for some words or a talk on the parsha or portion on Lekh-L'kha. Suggestions?
- A few URLs
- http://www.myjewishlearning.com/texts/Bible/Weekly_Torah_Portion/lekhlkha_index.shtml
- http://bible.ort.org/books/Torahd5.asp?action=displaypage&book=1&chapter=12&verse=1&portion=3 (Hebrew with vowels, troche and translation, then more as it looks in the scrolls, and auditory symbols)
- http://www.darchenoam.org/articles/parsha/ar_lech_raf.htm (article about Abraham's spiritual journey and the difference as he develops from this one "go forth from" to his 10/last when he is willing to sacrifice Isaac, "go forth to", which can also be seen as passing on the willingness to obey G-d to the next generation)
- http://www.chabad.org/parshah/default_cdo/aid/9169/jewish/Lech-Lecha.htm (includes line by line translation, synopsis, commentaries, Haftorah and more)
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lech-Lecha
- Events
This section begins just after Abram and his brother Nahor marry. Haran, the third brother died. Terah, their father, takes his sons, their wives and Lot, his grandson, Haran's son with him toward Canaan, but they settle in Haran here Terah dies.
- Chapter 12, verse 1 - G-d tells Abram to "go forth" from his father's land.
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(more to come, but it's late) -- CocoaZen 07:33, October 18, 2009 (UTC) -- CocoaZen 16:42, October 25, 2009 (UTC)