Parasha From A Poets Perspective: Parashas Lech Lecha - Personal Journey of Spirituality
The third week of "Parasha From A Poets Perspective" has landed. We have reached Parashas Lech Lecha, the portion of the Torah where Avraham Avinu (our forefather Avraham) was commanded by G-d to "Go for yourself", to leave everything behind, and travel "to the land to which I will show you." Avraham was commanded to leave it all, his father's house, his home, and to travel on nothing more than faith alone, following the path throughout the lands until he reached the destination G-d had intended for him to reach. Based on the concept of journeys and traveling one's own unique path in life, this poem is yet another one talking about how life is a journey, full of long and short stretches of travel. It also references the fact that one takes many journeys throughout every day (as an example or two, to shul or to the store) that seem rather usual and trivial but a Spiritual Journey is unique, it is different, it is beautiful and not basic or boring i...