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Parasha Lech Lecha

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The story of Abram begins when he lived in the land of the Chaldeans. From there he was called by Yehovah to go out after Him, to a land that would be shown to him. However, it was his father Terah who took the initiative to set out on this journey, taking with him Abram, his wife and Lot who was the son of Haran, who died at an early age in Ur. Their first station was in a place called Haran and Terah stayed there until the day of his death, but Abram continued his journey to reach the land of Canaan.

This portion (Parashah) of Scripture allows us to take a glimpse of the pilgrimage of our father Abram, for whom it was not easy to leave behind the stability that represented remaining settled in one place surrounded by his entire family.


At the conclusion of this reading, we find Abram – exalted father, transformed into Abraham – father of multitudes. As we read carefully, we will discover the changes in Abraham’s character throughout his journey.

Abraham was the first Hebrew (Hebrew word that comes from: heber and means: to cross over to the other side), a figure that becomes for us a model. Those of us who know Yehovah and his Torah, are called to “cross over to the other side”, that is to say, to leave the system of the world to enter the Kingdom of Heaven governed by Him.

Abraham’s determined and diligent obedience is challenging, because as soon as he received the command of circumcision as a sign of the covenant, he carried it out that very day: Genesis 17:23.

This is the kind of obedience we are called to live: with decision, diligence and firm will in spite of how difficult this may be; for taking this last sign of the covenant as an example, it would be one thing to circumcise boys on the 8th day; and quite another (and painful by the way), to circumcise adult men and older men.

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Parasha Noach (Noah)

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The story of Noah is one of the most mythical in the entire Torah. Noah was the tenth since Adam and the world had already become corrupt and forgotten its purpose. All of Creation would be destroyed, return to a state of purity and experience a new beginning through Noah and his descendants.

The story of the Flood, and the answer to whether or not it really happened, is one of the main markers separating those who believe in biblical history from those who believe in the theory of evolution.

Although not everyone agrees with the conclusions of Ron Wyatt and the Turkish authorities, there is no doubt that this discovery served as a trigger to get us, believers and non-believers alike, thinking about the veracity of the biblical stories and how they may have unfolded.

I encourage you to supplement your biblical studies with the historical context of each era, archaeological discoveries and extra-biblical material in order to gain a more comprehensive perspective of the stories that constitute our faith.

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Parasha B’reshit

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The beginning of the Torah (the Pentateuch) is probably the most mysterious text of all the Scriptures. In an extremely succinct manner it communicates to the reader the most amazing feats, in which Elohim (the Hebrew term used for “God” in Genesis 1) creates the world out of nothing.
The lack of detail in this narrative can be attributed to the fact that the author of Genesis is not trying to explain in a scientific way how the Creator does the work of creating each of the elements, but rather the fact that there is a Creator. That the world did not come “out of nothing” but that a Higher Being who pre-existed the world was the author of all that we see and experience with our senses today.
Having established that, it is interesting to consider the way in which the work of creation is communicated to the reader. There is a specific order that emerges from the first words expressed; “let there be light…”.
In the following infographic we can appreciate the thematic connection connecting the first 3 days of creation with the following 3 days, leaving the seventh day as unique in its category. This scheme can be appreciated in the seven arms of the menorah, which was in the Tabernacle.

The first portion of Scripture covers a great deal of history. From the days of creation, through the expulsion from Eden, the first murder in history, all the generations up to Noah, and the spiritual state of mankind that precipitated the flood, which is developed in the next portion.

As we progress through these chapters, we learn that man’s propensity to sin is something that manifested itself from the beginning, and even though the Creator had not yet delivered His Law to mankind, there was always a parameter of righteousness, which is used as the lens through which we analyze these events.