Day 5
Abraham - Our Founding Father
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“No sooner was Abraham weaned, and he was but small, that his mind began to seek and wonder: How do the heavenly bodies orbit without a moving force? Who moves them? They cannot move themselves . . . his heart sought, and came to know that there is one God . . . Who created all and that in all existence there is none other than Him. He came to know that the en- tire world erred . . . At the age of 40, Abraham recognised his Creator . . . He continued to call in a great voice to the world, teaching them that there is one God for the entire universe, and that He alone is fitting to serve. He carried his call from city to city and from kingdom to kingdom . . . Many gathered to ask about his words and he would explain to each accord- ing to his understanding until he had shown him the path of truth. Thousands and tens of thousands joined him . . . and he implanted this great principle in their heart and wrote many books on it.” (Yad Hachazakah – Laws of Avodah Zarah 1:1)
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Rabbi Dov Lipman
Rabbi Dov Lipman was elected to the 19th Knesset as a member of the Yesh Atid party. He holds rabbinic ordination from Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore, Maryland and a masters in Education from Johns Hopkins University. He has published four books about Judaism.
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