
Parshas Lech Lecha
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Lech Lecha: There's a You the World Hasn't Met Yet
What happens to a person who grows up feeling that certain parts of who they are are simply unacceptable? Over time, we learn which parts of ourselves earn love and approval and which parts are better kept hidden. Eventually, we can become so accustomed to be
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Lech Lecha - You Did Everything I Asked. So Why Do I Feel So Alone?
Sarah gives Hagar to Avraham as a wife. But when Hagar becomes pregnant and begins humiliating Sarah, Sarah turns to Avraham and declares, "Chamasi alecha" — this is your fault! But what did Avraham do wrong? He did exactly what Sarah asked him to do. So why d
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Lech Lecha - The Secret Kedusha of Yishmael
In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of Avraham's bracha to Yishmael and how Reish Lakish represents the Nitzotz of Kedusha embedded in Yishmael.
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Lech Lecha - Discovering Hashem Through Chesed
In this shmooze, delivered at Mevaseret Mishmar, Rav Burg explains how Avraham discovers Hashem by staring unflichingly into the chaos and choosing to bring healing to the world.
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Lech Lecha - The Journey Of The Soul
In this shiur, delivered in Los Angeles, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of the story of Avraham and Sarah's journey first to Eretz Canaan and ultimately down to Mitzrayim. Avraham represents the soul, Sarah represents the body and together they journey in
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Lech Lecha - From Soulfulness to Reality
In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains how living from a deep place of soulfulness creates our reality. Hagar received messages from four or five angels when she was told that she was going to give birth to Yishmael. This is a reference to
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Lech Lecha - Be Fascinating
In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explores the difference between the generation that built Migdal Bavel and Avraham Avinu. The juxtaposition of the two clearly indicates that the fundamental mission of the Jew is to be uniquely themselves. O
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Lech Lecha - Leaving Your Home To Find Yourself
Avraham Avinu was told lech lecha, go to yourself. But could it be that we are supposed to leave our countries, our communities and our homes - these wonderful places that loved us into being - in order to find ourselves? How could that be the message of the T
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Parshas Lech Lecha - Inspired by Agriculture
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Parshas Lech Lecha - Building the Altar of Love
Avraham Avinu builds three Mizbeachs. Rashi tells us that the first is to give thanks to God for promising him that he would have children and the Land of Israel. The second is to atone for the future sins of his descendants. However the last Mizbeach is a mys
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Parshas Lech Lecha is in Nitzotzos on Sefer Bereishis, Rav Burg's essays on the parsha.
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PDF · 6 pages Parshas Lech Lecha · Oct 23, 2026 Lech Lecha – Afraid of What Exactly Enjoy this week's article for NCSY 4G on Parsha Lech Lecha!
Parshas Lech Lecha · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Lech Lecha – How Do You See Eretz Yisrael? וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל־אַבְרָ֔ם לֶךְ־לְךָ֛ מֵֽאַרְצְךָ֥ וּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖ וּמִבֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַרְאֶֽךָּ: "And the Lord said to Abram, "Go forth… Keep the spark alive
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