TESTED BY THE UNEXPECTED

October 29th, 2025

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When Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition turned to disaster, his courage and leadership became legend. But 4,000 years earlier, another man faced the same kind of test — not on the ice, but in a land struck by famine. Abraham’s response in Parshat Lech Lecha revealed that true faith isn’t built in comfort. It’s forged when the unexpected shatters our plans.

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