📜 Parashat Lech Lecha

Genesis · portion 3 of 54 Genesis 12:1–17:27

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What happens this week?

God tells Abram to leave his land and his father’s house and go to a land God will show him. Abram and Sarai travel to Canaan, trusting God’s promise that Abram’s family will become a great nation.

Abram is generous: when his nephew Lot’s shepherds argue with his own, he lets Lot choose where to live first. God promises Abram children as many as the stars. Abram’s name becomes Abraham and Sarai’s becomes Sarah.

Read the full text in Hebrew and English on Sefaria ↗

Parashat Lech Lecha quiz

  1. What did God tell Abram to do?

  2. Who was Abram’s nephew?

  3. God promised Abram children as many as…

  4. What new name did Abram get?

🕯️ For the Shabbat table

Have you ever tried something new and brave? How did it feel?

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