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LECH-LECHA 5760

SUMMARY
Parshat Lech-Lecha
Lech means "go;" G-d tells Avram to leave his land, his birthplace and his father's house, and go to a land that G-d will show him. Rashi says "lecha" means for your benefit, because G-d says that He will make Avram into a great nation, wealthy, and famous.

ESSAY
Go Inside Yourself, Transform The World
While all commandments bring about a unification with G-d, the result of this unification is not usually visible within the body of the one performing the deed; though the hand that distributes charity becomes more spiritually refined through the act, the change is not apparent.

INSIGHT
Can Our Circumcision Covenant Compare to Abraham’s?
While all commandments bring about a unification with G-d, the result of this unification is not usually visible within the body of the one performing the deed; though the hand that distributes charity becomes more spiritually refined through the act, the change is not apparent.

STORY
The Wonder Cure
He had always enjoyed good health, but one day he suddenly fell ill. He did not know what was wrong with him and despite the various remedies he took, he became worse from day to day. He saw a doctor, who prescribed a certain medicine, but that did not help him either: Finally, he decided to see the greatest doctor in town...