A game changer of the whole show:
Avraham was told, from himself, to go.
He became aware that he had to change,
to take stock of his life, to rearrange.
“Lech lecha” means “Go to you.”
God said, “You know what to do.”
“Lech lecha – journey to yourself;
craft a memoir that is top shelf.”
“Lech lecha”‘ is a call to everyone;
it’s sometimes hard, yet can also be fun.
“Lech lecha” means to become the real you.
We could start now; we know what to do.
Just as Avraham sought to become who he was,
that’s all any of us have, all anyone does.
All of our lives we go towards who we truly are.
May we be blessed to be close, rather than far.
Rabbi Neil Fleischmann, an ordained rabbi from RIETS, has taught Torah for over 30 years, primarily at The Frisch School, where he coached the award-winning poetry team. As an integral part of the Yeshiva Poetry Society, Fleischmann is a passionate advocate for the arts within the Torah world. He was named New York's Funniest Rabbi and has performed stand up comedy, as well as presenting as scholar in residenc, across the city and country. His literary work includes the haiku collection In The Field, and he has contributed close to twenty poems to the Stories of Our Lives anthologies, parts 1 and 2. Currently, Fleischmann is working on a book of parsha poems that combines meaningful content with whimsical formatting. You can reach him at [email protected].
