Gate of Awareness

Then God called to Abraham:Lech l’cha me-artz’chaumimolad’tcha umibeit avichael ha-aretz asher areka.Wm§r©t¥n WkQkWh·cẗ ,hC¦nU W§T§skIN¦nU/²L¤t§r©t r¤J£t .¤rẗ¨vk¤t“Go forth from your country,from your birth place, your father’s house,to the land I will show you.I will make a great nation of you,and I will bless you and make your name great.Be, therefore, a blessing.” (Gen. 12:1)And God made a covenant with Abraham and Sarahand God said to them:“To your descendants I shall give the Promised Land;in order that you might teach your childrenand all your household to follow:‘keep the way of the Eternalby doing what is just and right.’”You inspired us, a people born out of Abraham and Sarah,to recognize a flame within and minister to it as a kingdom ofpriests and a holy people. This was to be the meaning andmessage of our existence, the calling of those who gave up homeand hearth to found a people pledged to do Your will.WkQk 'Qk hfk/Qk hfk 'ohhj ,jnGkL’chi lach, to a land that I will show you,lech l’cha, to a place you do not know.L’chi lach, on your journey I will bless you,and you shall be a blessing, l’chi lach.L’chi lach, and I shall make your name great,lech l’cha, and all shall praise your name.L’chi lach, to the place that I will show you,l’simchat chayim, l’chi lach.~23