Showing posts with label Genesis 12;1. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Genesis 12;1. Show all posts

Friday, October 23, 2015

"To The Land I Will Show You" ✡ Our Neighborhood Was Attacked - ISRAEL365

And the Lord said to Abram, "Go forth from your land and from your birthplace and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you."

GENESIS (12:1)

וַיֹּאמֶר יְ-הוָה אֶל אַבְרָם לֶךְ לְךָ מֵאַרְצְךָ וּמִמּוֹלַדְתְּךָ וּמִבֵּית אָבִיךָ אֶל הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַרְאֶךָּ

בראשית יב:א

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Shabbat Inspiration

In this week's Torah portion (Genesis 12-17), Abraham is commanded to leave everything behind and head to the Holy Land with the words, 'lekh l'kha', literally "go for yourself." Since it would have been enough for God to command him 'lekh' ("go"), we ask what is added with the word 'l'kha' ("for yourself")?  According to the commentator Rashi, the word 'l'kha' implies that the journey to the Land will be for Abraham's benefit, despite the hardship of leaving his birthplace. The People of Israel have suffered many hardships for their dedication to the Land of Israel including these past few difficult weeks. Just yesterday, the horrifying terrorism reached the neighborhood of our Israel365 office and we quickly organized an Emergency Campaign to increase safety measures for our local schools.

Stabbing Attack in
Beit Shemesh, One Injured

Watch a news report of yesterday's stabbing attack in Beit Shemesh.

Terrorists Attempt
Stabbing Attack on Children
in Beit Shemesh

Beit Shemesh Mayor Moshe Abutbul thanked God for the "open miracle" that happened Thursday morning in averting an even greater terror attack.

Hebrew Name Ring

Stay connected to your biblical roots by wearing your Hebrew name proudly! The ring is made from real silver with your personalized name. Don’t know your Hebrew name? No problem! Many English names derive from Hebrew names in the Bible, and the rest have etymological or spiritual cousins in Biblical sources. Just type in your English name and we’ll find the Hebrew name in the Bible that’s most closely connected to yours.

Today's Israel Photo

Today's gorgeous photo by Daniel Malkiel shows the modern city of Modi'in in central Israel. Archaeological discoveries place this city as the home of Matityahu the Hasmonean and his sons, the leaders of the Maccabean revolt during the Chanuka story!

Thank You

Today's Scenes and Inspiration is sponsored by Sharon Marcus of Green Acres, Florida. Todah rabah!

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