Insights from the Parsha (Weekly Torah Portion) with Rabbi Rabbani
Oct 23, 2026 · 25 min · 10 segments
Lech Lecha
Number one, Mephashim already points out that first you leave your father's house, then your birthplace, then your country.
Hashem starts the opposite way.
He said, leave your country, then your birthplace, and then your father's house.
Of course, it's already all included.
Once you leave your country, all of this is included.
So, explain something interesting.
He said, you should know, not only physically leave where you are, also leave the custom and the way of thinking of where you are.
Sports, Netflix, the way you think about money, all of this, leave it for your country.
Now, we're starting new.
Now, what about...
The birthplace where you came also, you attach, leave that.
Even sometimes things that you learn at home that were negative, leave all of this and start anew.
So not only was it geographical, it was also the way of living.
Number two, You could have just said, leave your father's place.
Why do you have to say all of this? Meaning to say, every time you listen, every step that you take, you are doing three mitzvot.
Number one, Mephashim already points out that first you leave your father's house, then your birthplace, then your country.
Hashem starts the opposite way.
He said, leave your country, then your birthplace, and then your father's house.
Of course, it's already all included.
Once you leave your country, all of this is included.
So, explain something interesting.
He said, you should know, not only physically leave where you are, also leave the custom and the way of thinking of where you are.
Sports, Netflix, the way you think about money, all of this, leave it for your country.
Now, we're starting new.
Now, what about...
The birthplace where you came also, you attach, leave that.
Even sometimes things that you learn at home that were negative, leave all of this and start anew.
So not only was it geographical, it was also the way of living.
Number two, You could have just said, leave your father's place.
Why do you have to say all of this? Meaning to say, every time you listen, every step that you take, you are doing three mitzvot.
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