Lech-Lecha / לֶךְ־לְךָ, Go Forth, Yourself Genesis 12:1–17:27 Torah Study and Poetry (3)
A B’nai Mitzvah Torah Planner with Poetry and Inspiration.
Lech L’Cha Go Forth
Lech l’cha translates from Hebrew / Go you forth / L’cha literally toward you / perhaps toward yourself
Walk forth / away from where you are / what you are used to / find your true self
The Breath of Life sends us forth / to find ourselves / in health / in unity / in nature
Do we run back to familiar idols / separating us / or do we go forth / and share in abundance
―Genesis 12:1
Lech-Lecha Go Forth
God King shall said will
a covenant land offspring
Abram, Sarai, Lot
―Genesis 12:1–17:27 Word Cloud (most common words are largest) Haiku (poem with 5–7–5 syllables in each of three lines).
Laughing with God
Abraham laughed with God / not at God / not making malicious fun / but in surprise / delight at the possibilities in life / God said something so startling / as to draw a laugh /
Abraham so comfortable / relaxed into the mirth of life / beginning anew in the old
―Genesis 17:17
Come on a Journey
Lech-Lecha / come or go forth / depends on the destination / and what is left behind
An invitation to find the new / creating family for generations / packing what one can carry / on the back and in the mind
Focus on the boulders and mountains / or on the promise and blessing / the unbelievable and the believed / the past or the possibilities / leaving home behind or bringing home along.
―Ekphrastic Torah Poetry (Poetry inspired by art)―Genesis 12:1
Signs and Symbols in 5 of the 613 Mitzvot or Commandments
To circumcise the male offspring / Genesis 17:12; Lev. 12:3 / a sign on the body of the man
To put tzitzit on the corners of clothing / Numbers 15:38 / a sign on body covering
To bind tefillin on the head / Deuteronomy 6:8 /a prayer symbol and reminder
To bind tefillin on the arm / Deuteronomy 6:8 / a covering on the arms and head
To affix the mezuzah to the doorposts and gates of your house / Deuteronomy 6:9 / a symbol on the home
Originally Published in Lech-Lecha (Genesis 12–17) Journal Your Journey Through a Year of Torah https://www.nervewhisperer.solutions/peace-poetry/category/torah-poetry on November 9, 2019.
