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Meaningful stuff to think about in the month of Shevat

Written by Rabbi Max Weiman

Meaningful stuff to think about in the month of Shevat
(January 26 – February 24, 2009)

Abraham

Each month is mystically connected with one of the three “Avos” (forefathers) Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Shevat is linked to Abraham.

To understand what links Abraham to Shevat we must ask the question: How was Abraham unique that he became chosen by God for a special covenant? Were there not other righteous people before him? The Torah praises Enoch in Genesis 5:24, “Enoch walked with God.” “Noah was a righteous man in his generation,” the Torah testifies in Genesis 6:9. The oral tradition mentions other tzaddikim as well. There were twenty generations between Adam and Abraham. What did he do to stand out?

Shevat Abraham Love

Written by Rabbi Max Weiman

Each of the months is mystically connected with one of the three avos' (forefathers) Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Shevat is linked to Abraham, and that will be our main focus in this essay.

What was different about Abraham that he became chosen by God for a special covenant? Were there not other righteous people before him? The Torah praises Enoch in Genesis 5:24 Enoch walked with God. Noah was a righteous man in his generation the Torah testifies in Genesis 6:9. The oral tradition mentions others as well. There were twenty generations between Adam and Abraham. What did he do to stand out?