R. Avital Hochstein on Parashat Lekh Lekha: Walking, Tradition, and Renewal

Abraham is “our father” in many senses.  He is seen as the father of the Jewish people, the spiritual father of Judaism and of monotheistic faiths more broadly, and the father of the covenant with the one God.  Yet in our parashah, Abraham is introduced first and foremost as a son, a descendant who must decide whether to be traditional or innovative—whether to follow the path of his forebears or to become a revolutionary.