The way הקב”ה commanded אברהם to leave without first telling him a destination was to make the trip the מצוה itself, not just הכשר מצוה
See also the final paragraph, a similar question is asked by the הפלאה>
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What level of אמונה was נח missing that he was called מקטני אמנה, and what is meant by his entering the תיבה מפני מי המבול?
Posted by Eli Steinberg | Nov 8, 2019 | On Chumash |
Posting this out of order because I heard it last night from an older Telzer Yid I gave a ride to. The idea of אמונה as the sole motivator for what we do, without any הרכבה of other חשבונות is one which is certainly worth...
Read MoreThe special characteristic of טל which makes it unique from גשם, and how that relates to אברהם אבינו as a בעל תשובה.
Posted by Eli Steinberg | Nov 7, 2019 | On Chumash |
The נשמה יתירה makes a surprise appearance here as well.
Read MoreWhat is the fundamental difference between אברהם אבינו and all the other Yidden who have been מוסר נפש throughout the ages?
Posted by Eli Steinberg | Nov 7, 2019 | On Chumash |
Additionally, perhaps we can say that the entire reason they were זוכה to be saved על דרך נס was specifically because they had no expectation that they would – or even could – be saved. Will update this post with a...
Read MoreHaran negated the Kiddush Hashem Avraham made in Uhr Kasdim, so Avraham had to fix it by saving Lot
Posted by Eli Steinberg | Nov 6, 2019 | On Chumash |
Included in that negation was that Nimrod still threw Haran into the furnace despite having just seen how Avraham was miraculously saved. “מכירו ומתכוין למרוד בו” –
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