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Genesis 12:2

 

בראשית פרק יב:ב

Original Text:

וְאֶעֶשְׂךָ לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל וַאֲבָרֶכְךָ וַאֲגַדְּלָה שְׁמֶךָ וֶהְיֵה בְּרָכָה

Translation:

I will make of you a great nation and i will bless you, and make your name great; and you will be a blessing. [Translation by Hillel and Panim]

Suggested Discussion Questions:

1. What does it mean to be blessed? What does it mean to be a blessing to others?
2. How are you blessed? How might you become a blessing to others
3. How might this verse be a response or answer to the tension between the particularism of being a Jew and the universalism of being a human?

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Comments on this Text

There are two parts to this blessing: Abraham and his family will be blessed by becoming great, and Abraham will in turn become a blessing to others. One way to read this text is to understand that it is, in fact, our Judaism which enables us to make positive contributions to the universal challenges facing humanity.

  • By Sarah Mulhern at 10/15/2010 - 10:39