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5780 — Lech Lecha: What We Need Most When We are Tested

Introduction

A challenging life situation becomes a ‘test’ when it requires making a difficult choice between two values that are both important to us. What are Avraham’s tests in this week’s Torah Portion that force him to painfully decide between competing values or compelling alternatives? What can we learn about the lasting impact of a good word on our ability to choose well when we are tested?

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Tovah Leah Nachmani – First Time Faculty Host for Pardes from Jerusalem
Larry Kluger – Creative Consultant
Arlene Harel – Production Coordinator
Adam Titcher – Executive Producer and Director of Digital Media

Tovah Leah Nachmani

Tovah Leah Nachmani teaches Tanakh, Biblical Hebrew, and prayer at Pardes, also serving as the Student Faculty Advisor. Originally from Dayton, Ohio, Tovah Leah graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Indiana University with a degree in Near Eastern Languages and Literature. She moved to Israel in 1991, where she received a degree in Tanakh and Jewish Thought and teaching certification from the Herzog Institute.

Tovah Leah has written and guided experiential learning programs for decades, for Jews of all backgrounds and affiliations. She is also a holistic health practitioner, promoting physical and emotional health. Tovah Leah and her husband Gabi live in Gush Etzion, are the grateful parents of seven children, and are the active, loving grandparents of many grandchildren.

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