Parsha Shiur: Lech Lecha

Now, Let's focus on two pieces from the Meshach Chachma, two amazing pieces, again, from by Immanuel Bernstein Sefer.

So, beautiful Pasuk.

I think it's one of my wife's favorite Pesukim.

Lech Lecha, I think it's her favorite, etc.

And this is one of her favorite Pesukim.

V'yoy tzei oy tzei hachut so.

So, HaKadosh Baruch Hu comes to Avram Avinu, and he takes him out.

V'yoy mehabet no ha-shamayimah.

Look at the heavens.

Zuzfer ha-kechavim, and count the stars, and tuchal lisporeh son.

if you're able to count them.

So your children should be.

Beautiful passage.

It says, Ben, sorry, Avrom ain't a Ben, but Avrom will not have a child, but Avrohom will have a child.

But a different person, as it were, Avrohom will have a child.

Furthermore, Sorai will have a child, but Soroh will have a child.

But Soroh will give birth to a child.

Therefore, I'm going to do Shinu Hashem, I'm going to change your name, and the muzzle will change.

That's the second Pshatan Rashi, Dovah Acheh.

He took him sort of out of the solar system, and he looked down from on high.

Okay.

Now that is based on a Medrash Rabbah, Mem Dalad Yud.

That's what Rashi quotes, a famous Medrash Rabbah, that HaKadosh Baruch Hu, according to the first pshat, he took him out of the tent, and he went to see the stars.

According to the second pshat, he took him out of his sort of... astrological star sign in his astronomical future, so that he would change his name, and Avram and Sorai will not give birth to children, but Avraham and Sorai would.

And that's got a similar parallel in a Gemara in the Darim.