<ol><li>Why do you think it is important for the Jewish people to be “ambassadors to the world”?</li><li>Why do you think it’s important for other nations to have a relationship with God?</li><li>Who else in the Tanach plays a similar educational role that Avraham plays - for both the Jewish people and the other nations?</li></ol>

Discussion questions for Parshat Lech Lecha exploring the role of the Jewish people as ambassadors to the world and role models for humanity.

Around the Shabbat Table

An essay by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks on the transition from universal human history to the specific story of Abraham as a model for humanity.

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Lech-Lecha

Rabbi Sacks explores why the Torah shifts from universal history to the story of Abraham, explaining the Jewish role as a compelling example for all of humanity

Around the Shabbat Table

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