October 31, 2025
ט ׳ חשון תשפ׳׳ו
A PEEK AT THE PARSHA Parshat Lech Lecha begins with Avram (Avraham) and his journey of faith. Hashem commands Avraham, “Lech lecha,” to “go forth” from his homeland, leaving behind everything he knows and is familiar with, to travel to an unknown land. Hashem promises Avram that He will make him into a great nation and that all the families of the earth will be blessed through him. Even though Avram doesn’t know where he’s going, he trusts Hashem completely and sets off with his wife, Sarai (Sarah), and nephew, Lot. As Avram travels, he faces many challenges. When he reaches Canaan, a famine strikes, and he goes
ONE BIG IDEA During the Brit Bein Habitarim, Hashem made a promise to Avram that is just as relevant today as it was back then: Jewish survival. Hashem assured Avram that Jewish people would always survive. During the most difficult hardships and even while living in a foreign land, the Jewish people would not be destroyed. It has been more than 3,800 years since Avram was born, and long after the kingdoms of Egypt, Rome, and Greece are no longer, but we’re still here! The Jewish people are thriving and flourishing and have even returned to live in Israel.
Parshat Lech Lecha · פָרָשַׁת לְֶך־לְָך ּ
to Egypt for food. Avram is afraid so he tells Pharaoh that Sarai is his sister to protect her, but Pharaoh finds out they are married and ends up sending them away with riches. Later, back in Canaan, Avram and Lot’s shepherds start arguing over grazing land. To keep the peace, Avram lets Lot choose first where he would like to go, showing his generosity and love for peace. Hashem then makes a special promise to Avram, called the Brit Bein HaBetarim (Covenant of the Pieces). Hashem tells Avram that his descendants will be as numerous as the stars in the sky and the sand on the earth. Hashem also says that they will inherit the land of Canaan, (Israel). However, He also warns that they will face hardships and be strangers in a foreign land before coming back to inherit the land. Sarai is unable to have children, so she gives Avram her servant named Hagar as a wife. Together, they have a child named Yishmael. Hashem changes Avram’s name to Avraham and Sarai to Sarah. At the end of the parsha, Hashem gives Avraham the mitzvah of Brit Milah (circumcision) as a sign of the covenant between them. This is a special promise that Avraham’s children will keep forever, marking them as God’s people.
TIMES - זמנים Candle-lighting: 5:35pm Havdalah: 6:30pm