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Avraham Was 75, I'm 30: The Promised Land, a Famine & the Israeli Elections
In this episode:
Lech Lecha (Bereishit 12:1): Leaving your homeland, birthplace, and family for an uncertain future.
Avraham at 75 (12:4): Why it's never too late for a defining new chapter.
The famine (12:10): Why arriving in the Promised Land didn't mean an easy life, with insights from Rashi and Ramban.
Tanya, Chapter 28: The Alter Rebbe's analogy of two people wrestling, and why resistance can intensify during spiritual progress.
The perfume Midrash (Bereishit Rabbah 39:2): Discovering that moving somewhere new doesn't require becoming someone else.
Avraham HaIvri (14:13; Bereishit Rabbah 42:8): Thinking independently amid Israel's political divisions and upcoming elections.
Veheyeh Berachah (12:2): Moving beyond what Israel can give us to ask what we can contribute.
The question at the heart of this episode: What if being in the right place doesn't mean everything will be easy?
Parsha: Lech Lecha | בראשית י״ב–י״ז
Listen, reflect, and share your thoughts.
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16 Oct 2026
Why I Don't Want Tel Aviv to Think Like Me, Who Am I Voting For in the Upcoming Israeli Elections and the Tower of Bavel
What was so wrong with the Tower of Bavel? They spoke one language, shared one vision, and worked together. Yet Hashem scattered them.
This week, we explore the fascinating difference between unity and uniformity, the surprising connection between Bavel and Avraham, and what Jewish disagreement can teach us as Israel approaches another election.
Because maybe the problem isn't that we think differently. It's that we've forgotten how to respect one another.
9 Oct 2026
October 7, Bereishit, Before There Was Light There Was Hope
Why would Hashem create a world He knows will break? And why doesn't He eliminate the darkness?
This week on Weekly with Chana, we explore two extraordinary Midrashim, the spirit of Mashiach hovering before the first light, and what Bereishit teaches us about hope, redemption, and our responsibility to rebuild.
Because even before there was light, Hashem gave us the spirit of hope.
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Shabbat Shalom!
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