Lech Lecha Recap 5786
Avraham the Other, Wealth and Beauty, and a Study in Mediocrity
Dear Readers,
I’m working out some new writing routines. In the meantime, I’ve included a few articles below related to Parshat Lech Lecha.
In Avraham the Other, I discuss how Avraham HaIvri encapsulates how the Jewish people face antisemitism based on comments from Albert Einstein and Rav Soloveitchik. In Wealth and Beauty, I explain what it means that Avraham noticed that Sarah was beautiful and why Avraham refused any compensation from Sodom, based on the Rambam. In Lot: A Study in Mediocrity Part 1 and Part 2, I try to understand why Lot, an uninspiring character, was included in the Torah at all. Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom,
Ben