TESTED BY THE UNEXPECTED
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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.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Aristotle noted that “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” But who nowadays has the time for that? Introspection is so sedentary –... Read More