{"id":19941,"date":"2024-11-08T15:51:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T14:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/?p=19941"},"modified":"2025-08-17T14:37:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T13:37:21","slug":"parshat-lech-lecha-5785-personal-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/fr\/parshat-lech-lecha-5785-personal-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"PARSHAT LECH LECHA 5785 &#8211; PERSONAL GROWTH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PERSONAL GROWTH\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/va2XywcWYU8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>\u05d1\u05e1 \"\u05d3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this week&#8217;s Torah reading we find Avraham being commanded to leave this land, the place where he was born and the house of his father. How can we apply this story to our personal growth as human beings?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>La portion de la Torah de cette semaine est <em>Lech Lecha<\/em>, which literally means \u201cGo to you,\u201d where G-d tells Abraham to leave his homeland, the place of his birth, and his father\u2019s house in order to go to a land that G-d will show him, which turns out to be the land of Canaan. G-d promises Abraham that he will receive great blessings, which he will then share with others so that everyone will be blessed by his name and his family. This marks the beginning of Abraham&#8217;s journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Torah states that Abraham was 75 years old when he started this journey. However, we know that his life didn\u2019t truly begin at 75. Our sages tell us that many significant events happened earlier in Abraham&#8217;s life\u2014stories of his childhood, for instance, when he broke his father\u2019s idols and was cast into a fiery furnace but was miraculously saved. But why doesn\u2019t the Torah mention these stories? Why does it begin with Abraham\u2019s journey at 75, while the stories of his youth are only found in the Oral Torah?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One explanation is as follows: while Abraham did great things from a young age, sacrificing his life for his beliefs and spreading the knowledge of G-d, his journey was far from over. Some sages debate at what age Abraham first discovered G-d\u2014whether he was three, forty, or forty-eight\u2014yet regardless of the age, Abraham worked on himself, coming to understand G-d through effort and study. He shared this understanding widely, even teaching pagans who had no knowledge of G-d. His work was so impactful that G-d called Abraham \u201ca partner in creation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, at 75, G-d tells Abraham to leave his land, his birthplace, and his father\u2019s house to go to a new place. This directive holds a profound lesson: no matter how much we have achieved, if we are still alive, there is more that G-d expects from us. Abraham could have thought, \u201cI\u2019ve done everything. G-d calls me His partner. What more can I do?\u201d Yet G-d showed him that there was always a new level to reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This command is interesting in its order. G-d tells Abraham to leave his land, then his birthplace, and then his father\u2019s house. Logically, one would expect the order to be reversed: first you leave your father\u2019s house, then your birthplace, and finally, your land. This reversal is meaningful. In Hebrew, the word for \u201cland\u201d (<em>aretz<\/em>) is connected to the word for \u201cwill\u201d (<em>ratzon<\/em>). G-d is instructing Abraham to leave his own will, or his own desires and understandings of what he thinks G-d wants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, G-d tells Abraham to leave the place of his birth. In Kabbalistic teachings, birth symbolizes intellect, as intellect gives rise to emotions, similar to how birth brings new life. By saying this, G-d is telling Abraham to move beyond his own intellect and understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, G-d tells him to leave his father\u2019s house, representing his emotions, which are born from his intellect. G-d is challenging Abraham to go beyond his own will, intellect, and emotions to reach the Divine will, which G-d will reveal to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The deeper lesson here is that even if we have achieved great things, we are called to constantly grow and elevate ourselves. We must go beyond our own will, intellect, and emotions and seek the true will of G-d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A practical application of this idea:<\/strong> today, people watch classes and listen to podcasts, often accepting ideas just because they heard them from someone who looks the part. But we are cautioned to be mindful of this. A rabbi may have his own interpretations based on his emotions, intellect, or will, but that doesn\u2019t necessarily make it true. It\u2019s essential to go back to the sources and seek the authentic teachings of G-d\u2019s will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Commentaire sur la paracha du rabbin Tuvia Serber<\/strong><br><br><br>Le texte ci-dessus est une repr\u00e9sentation du texte parl\u00e9 converti en texte \u00e9crit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a9 Copyright, tous droits r\u00e9serv\u00e9s. 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