Lech Lecha

   ויקח אברם את שרי אשתו ואת לוט בן אחיו ואת כל רכושם אשר רכשו ואת הנפש אשר עשו בחרן ויצאו ללכת ארצה כנען ויבאו ארצה כנען.   Avram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all their property, and the souls they acquired in Charan, and they traveled toward the Land of Canaan, until…

We now take leave of the month of Tishrei, which is called “Yerach HaEisanim – the Month of Mighty Giants,” in deference to its awesome, holy days of inspiration and growth.  We enter instead into a long cold winter with an extra month of Adar to separate us from the holy days of Nissan to…