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Welcome to
Parshas Lech Lecha.
Learning with Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz
לך לך
Read Monday night’s class, “Lech Lecha: The Courage to Be a Jew,” the Shabbos morning drash, “Who Measures Our Greatness?”, and the Shalosh Seudos class, “People Waiting Along Our Way.” Printable materials are ready below, alongside earlier Lech Lecha recordings.
Read Monday night’s class materialsClass materials ready · Monday night
Monday, October 19 · 8:00 PM
Lech Lecha: The Courage to Be a Jew
Join Rabbi Michalowicz at Westmount. Read or print the completed spoken class with footnotes, sources and notes, and the closing Mi Sheberach. The Hebrew and English tefillah is aligned paragraph by paragraph on one page.
Spoken class and footnotes · 28 pagesPDFSources and notes · 6 pagesPDFMi Sheberach · Hebrew and English · 1 pagePDF
Class materials complete. The TorahAnytime recording will be added when available.
In preparation · Erev Shabbos
Friday, October 23
Erev Shabbos drush
The drush title and materials are being prepared.
A recording or publication link will be added when available.
Shabbos learning · Printed teachings ready
Shabbos, October 24 · 13 Cheshvan 5787
Shabbos classes and drashos
The Shabbos morning drash and Shalosh Seudos class are ready to read or print.
Shabbos, October 24 · 8:00 AM
Holy Land, Whose Olives?
Rav Dov Lior’s olive-harvest ruling and the halachic sources. Materials will be linked when posted. The bulletin also lists the 8:50 AM class.
Shabbos morning drash · October 24
Who Measures Our Greatness?
Why the Torah leaves Avraham’s earlier achievements unstated before Lech Lecha, and what a mitzvah means beyond public recognition.
Shalosh Seudos · October 24 · 6:05 PM
People Waiting Along Our Way
From receiving the kedushah of Shabbos to carrying it into our shlichus: Lech Lecha, the seventh of Mar Cheshvan, Yaakov’s meal, and a remarkable encounter in Florida.
Open the Lech Lecha bulletin in preparation for the full schedule, sponsors and these class links. We’ll keep updating it as more material comes in.
Previous years · 2024–2025
Recent TorahAnytime recordings
Lech Lecha recordings by Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz from previous years. This week’s Monday class materials and later-week preparation spaces appear above.
October 28, 2025 · 1:13:44
Parshas Lech Lecha: The Key to Passing All Your Tests In Life
Watch the recording on TorahAnytime ↗October 28, 2025 · 24:53
Parshas Lech Lecha: The Key to Passing All Your Tests In Life - Part 2
Watch the recording on TorahAnytime ↗November 7, 2024 · 22:45
Lech Lecha - Timely Advice For The President Elect
Watch the recording on TorahAnytime ↗Earlier recordings · From the archive
Return to Lech Lecha.
These classes were recorded in earlier years. This week’s Monday class materials are available above; its new recording will be added after the class.
Lech Lecha archive · 2019
Developing a Jewish Mind
Listen to the archived classSource sheetLech Lecha archive · 2016
How to Solve All the Uncertainties of Life
Listen to the archived classLech Lecha archive · 2015
The Ten Tests of Avraham — Finding Menuchas Hanefesh
Listen to the archived classLech Lecha archive · 2011
All Your Actions Should Be for the Sake of Heaven
Listen to the archived classSource sheetPardes of the Parsha archive · October 31, 2022 · 1:11:22
The Words That Every Wife Wants to Hear
Listen to the archived classWeekly Parsha Classes · Lech Lecha9 recordings
- Class 303- 16 Oct 2018 Parsha Lech Lecha- The Key to Passing All Your Tests in LifeListen
- Class 258- 24 Oct 2017 Parsha Lech Lecha-5778-Having Faith Under the RainbowListen
- Class 227- 8 Nov 2016 Parshas Lech Lecha - How to Solve All the Uncertainties of LifeListen
- Class 190- 20 Oct 2015 Parsha Lech Leca- The Ten Tests of Avraham - Finding Menuchas HanefeshListen
- Class 164- 28 Oct 2014 Parshas Lech Lecha- Avraham's Educational Plan for LotListen
- Class 133 - 8 Oct2013 Lech Lecha - a jew never dispairsListen
- Class 099 - 23 Oct 2012 Parshas Lech Lecha - Lot's Failed Flexibility in SpiritualityListen
- Class 066 - 1 November 2011 Parsha Lech Lecha - All Your Actions Should be for the Sake of heavenListenSource sheet
- Class 003 - 27 Oct 2009 Lech Lecha - The Purpose of the Ten Tests of AvrahamListen
Bible Building Blocks 1 – Bereishis · Lech Lecha1 recording
- Class 6 Quiz & Parshas Lech Lecha Overview 1ListenSource sheet
Build your Biblical I.Q. · Lech Lecha1 recording
- Class 2 Parshas Lech Lecha - Developing a Jewish MindListenSource sheet
Lech Lecha, pasuk by pasuk · T.L.C.28 recordings
- Bereishis Lesson 52 – Ch. 12, 1-4ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 53 – Ch. 12, 5-9ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 54, Ch. 12, 10-13ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 55, Ch. 12, 14 – 17ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 56 – Ch. 12, 18 – 20ListenSource sheet 1Review sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 57 – Ch. 13, 1-4ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 58 – Ch, 13, 5 -8ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 59 – Ch. 13 – 18ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 60 – Ch. 13, 14 – 18ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 61 – Ch. 14, 1-4ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 62 – Ch. 14, 5-8ListenSource sheet 1Review sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 63, Ch. 14, 9-12ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 64 – Ch. 14, 13-16ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 65 – Ch. 14, 17 -20ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 66 – Ch. 14, 21 – 24ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 67 – Ch. 15, 1-6ListenSource sheet 1Review sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 68 – Ch. 15, 6 -10ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 69 – Ch. 15, 11 -16ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 70 – Ch. 15, 17 -21ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 71 – Ch. 16, 1-6ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 72 – Ch. 16, 7 – 12ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 73 – Ch. 16, 13 -16ListenSource sheet 1Review sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 74 – Ch. 17, 1 – 5ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 75 – Ch. 17, 6 – 9ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lessn 76 – Ch. 17, 10 -14ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 77 – Ch. 17, 15 – 18ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 78 – Ch. 17, 19-22ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 79 – Ch. 17, 23 -27ListenSource sheet 1Review sheet
Weekly Parsha — recovered recordings · Lech Lecha1 recording
- 003 05 Nov 2003 Powerful Parsha perspectives - Lech Lecha · 1:10:21Listen
Also in the archive: Lech Lecha through the eyes of the Sfas Emes (2006) — Rabbi Tzvi Heber.
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