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Jewish history is launched through an epic pilgrimage to the promised land. Having been selected by God, Avraham abandons his homeland, family and culture to
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In this week’s parsha of Lech Lecha we read that God changed Avram’s name to Avraham and Sarai’s name to Sarah (17: 4-16.) Although they
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“The Lord said to Avram, ‘Go forth from your native land and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I
We all know of him from his commentary on the Mishnah. But what about his biography? We would know very little of his life except
Imagine you’re a fly (or an iPad) on the wall in school right now. Here’s what you might see: Children with masks lining up for
