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Lech Lecha

Lech Lecha Word Search

Hashem appears to Avram for the very first time and tells him it is time to leave his birthplace and father’s home and travel instead to the Promised Land. Avram travels there together with his wife Sarai and nephew Lot along with a significant entourage, but they encounter a famine upon arrival. Avram travels to Egypt, where Sarai is captured and taken to the king. The king is punished and Avram lets Sarai go, showering Avram with presents. Avram was very rich and travelled on with Lot but soon there were fights between Lot’s shepherds and Avram’s so they part ways, with Lot heading for Sodom.

Avram married Hagar, but when she was to give birth to Yishmael, Sarai no longer wanted her in the house as she was belittled by Hagar.

Avram and Sarai were childless, so Hashem promised Avram that, against the usual rules of nature, they would be blessed with a child. Their names are changed to Avraham and Sarah (respectively) and Avraham does a Brit Mila on himself - despite his advanced age. He also gave a Brit Mila to Yishmael. A N C S S P E K K K J W

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AVRAHAM • FAMINE • HAGAR • LOT • PLAGUE • SALT • SARAH • SEDOM

Tangram Challenge!

Using all the shapes on the left can you make the goat on the right?

Hadassa yawned and stretched. The sun was shining through a crack in her curtains and she snuggled in bed contentedly. It was shabbos morning. That nice, quiet and peaceful time when Abba and Chaim had left for shul, but the little ones were sleeping in because they had been up late on Friday night.

Hadassa got up happily, got dressed and went downstairs to daven. She wanted to start reading her new book from her favourite detective series ‘Devorah Dares’ as soon as she had finished davening. However, by the time she had finished davening, chaos reigned in the house. Yehudis and Shloime were clamoring for their breakfasts, Rivki was rushing around trying to find her shabbos shoes and Ima was very busy setting the table.

Hadassa sighed, maybe if she could get the little ones settled she would still have time to read a bit of her book before lunch. She quickly helped pour cereal and milk for Yehudis and Shloime. She was just putting the last dregs of milk from Shloime’s bowl onto his spoon for him, when Ima came into the kitchen.

“Phew, thank you so much for your help with breakfast.” Ima said with a big smile to Hadassa. “That was a big help, especially when I have so much to do before the guests come.”

“What?” Hadassa was surprised. “I thought we weren’t having guests for lunch today.”

“Well, you know family Brodinger?” Ima replied as she started tidying up the kitchen. “Unfortunately, they are stuck for shabbos meals this week because they were meant to make Aaliyah on Wednesday, but then one of their pieces of paperwork didn’t arrive in time so they are stuck here for a week without any of their belongings, food or a place to stay!

Unfortunately we don’t have room to host them to stay, but we can definitely offer them a nice shabbos lunch. I need your help this morning to get the kids dressed while I finish getting the table and food platters ready.”

“But I don’t want them to come!” Hadassa was annoyed. “I wanted this time to read my new book! We don’t even know them, what if we have nothing to talk about?!”

Ima stopped tidying and turned around to look at Hadassa. “Hadassa, please slow down and listen. How would you feel if you thought you’d be spending shabbos in Eretz Yisrael and then suddenly you found out you weren’t and you were also stranded without a place to sleep or food to eat?”

Hadassa thought for a minute. “I don’t think I would enjoy that.”

“Hashem has given us an amazing opportunity here,’’ Ima continued. “Here is a chance to do some real hachnosas orchim. Sure, it is a nice chessed to invite friends over, but they would still have food even if you didn’t invite them. The Brodingers literally have no other options. Aren’t we lucky to be able to do this mitzva in such a great way?”

Hadassa thought about it a bit more as she got her siblings dressed in their shabbos best, ready for when Abba, Chaim and the Brondingers came home from shul. Avraham Avinu and Sarah Imeinu welcomed everyone into their tent as guests, no matter who they were. Surely she could learn from them and try to welcome the Brodingers into her home, to make them feel as comfortable as possible even though it was hard for her.

An hour of busy preparation passed by quickly. Hadassa smiled to herself as she heard a knock on the front door. She hurriedly put the last piece of Lego away and stood up to check the lounge was completely tidy. Finally, she was ready and excited to give the Brodingers a warm welcome.

A Warm Weclome