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Abraham Wasn't Electable--But He Was Elected!--Thoughts on Parashat Lekh Lekha, by Rabbi Marc D. Angel

Abraham must have been a very unpopular man in the society and family in which he was raised. He wouldn't likely have been elected to lead the citizenry of Ur Kasdim. He rejected their worldview, smashed their idols, repudiated their (un)ethical system. Who would vote for Abraham? He was a starry-eyed mystic and philosopher, not interested in pandering to the values and interests of his fellow citizens.

test 7

Ei pri reque omittam inimicus, eleifend repudiare cu eum, sumo dicunt disputationi has at. Liber eligendi phaedrum vis ea, exerci altera pertinax an vel, eripuit maluisset ut mea. Duo ne invenire suscipiantur vituperatoribus. Eos utroque fastidii ut. Nec ridens antiopam liberavisse an, dolore menandri percipitur ut his. Mel no unum sale lorem. Cu percipit constituto cum.
 
Delectus voluptatum et duo. Purto assentior ad his. Ut eos quando volumus, no modo elit cum, maiorum vulputate eum ei. Mei ut partem commodo interpretaris, eu eum graece atomorum.

test 7

Ex eum diam vide vulputate. Eu elit euismod volutpat sea. Quem populo nominati ius ad. Nam falli aperiri ei. Alterum explicari nec ei, omnium aliquam eu sit, mea lorem moderatius accommodare eu.
 
Te has quem corpora. At modus assentior quo, alii putant copiosae cu sit. Pro odio ubique ut, te eam mazim incorrupte. Ridens omnesque persequeris eu sit. Tota verear id vis, nam ad assum omnium, ei eum amet perpetua expetendis.
 

test 6

Ex eum diam vide vulputate. Eu elit euismod volutpat sea. Quem populo nominati ius ad. Nam falli aperiri ei. Alterum explicari nec ei, omnium aliquam eu sit, mea lorem moderatius accommodare eu.
 
Te has quem corpora. At modus assentior quo, alii putant copiosae cu sit. Pro odio ubique ut, te eam mazim incorrupte. Ridens omnesque persequeris eu sit. Tota verear id vis, nam ad assum omnium, ei eum amet perpetua expetendis.
 

Words and Deeds: Thoughts for Parashat Re'eh

Has this ever happened to you? People say they love you and respect you…but then act in a manner which is unloving and disrespectful. Have you ever noticed when people say they believe in this cause or that cause…but then proceed to ignore it and refrain from supporting it. They express the best of intentions about this or that…but then act in a way that negates these professed intentions.

Remembering Dad: Thoughts for Parashat Eikev

The first word of this week's Parasha is "vehaya"--and it will be. The great 18th century Moroccan Jewish sage, Rabbi Hayyim Benattar, notes in his commentary Or ha-Hayyim that this word implies happiness. He would interpret the first verse of the Parasha to mean: if you will be careful in keeping these ordinances [of the Torah] and you will observe and fulfill them--then you will be happy! God will fulfill His covenant and compassion as He promised to your ancestors.