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Sefat Emet | Lekh Lekha | Why Abraham Alone Heard God's Call
Sefat Emet | Lekh Lekha | Why Abraham Alone Heard God's Call, by Rav Eli Weber
Why does the Torah never explain why God chose Abraham? Drawing on the Zohar, the Sefat Emet answers that God calls out "Lekh lekha" to all of humanity, but only Abraham listened and acted. Rabbi Eli Weber shows that Abraham's greatness lay in that response. He left home, family and comfort simply because God asked, without even being told where he was going. Would we answer today?
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