Being an Inspiring Parent: "Lead the Way" (3/13)

The Office of Rabbi Sacks

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 601 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2017

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

This is the third episode of the new podcast series from Rabbi Sacks on how to be an inspired (and inspiring) parent. Each short episode will focus on one of Rabbi Sacks' 13 principles of inspired parenting. In this episode, listen to Rabbi Sacks talk about how important it is to set the example for your children to follow. To watch a video version of this podcast, please visit rabbisacks.org/being-an-inspiring-parent/ or to watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_25bliBVdY

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0:00.0	How to be an Inspiring Parent Rule 3?
0:15.0	Okay, here's a question.
0:17.0	We know why Noah was chosen by God, because Noachadiq, Tamim, He abadur atav,
0:22.6	Eta al-Qi, Hehahelik, Noah was righteous, perfect in his generation.
0:26.6	See, what with God?
0:28.6	We know why God chose Moses, those three scenes in his early life,
0:32.6	an Egyptian attacking an Israelite, two Israelites fighting shepherds,
0:36.6	driving off Jethro's daughters.
0:39.3	Whenever Moses sees an injustice, he doesn't just stand and watch, he gets involved.
0:44.3	He had a passion for justice. But why did God choose Abraham? We're told nothing of Abraham's early life,
0:52.3	explicitly in the Torah.
0:55.0	Why did God choose Abraham to be the grandfather of our faith,
1:00.0	indeed the grandfather of what we call Abrahamic monotheism throughout the world?
1:05.0	There is only one place in the Torah where the Torah says explicitly why God chose Abraham. Listen to these
1:13.6	words taken from Genesis 18, Parish Valleira. Ki-ed-dattiv says God, I have chosen him.
1:24.6	Le Man, Ashe, Yitzav, Bana'et,o Acherav, so that he will instruct his children and his household
1:33.3	after him.
1:34.3	Abraham was chosen, not because he was righteous like Noah or a fighter for justice like Moses.
1:40.3	He was chosen to be a parent.
1:43.3	That is what the word, the letters of in Avram and Avraham
1:48.0	actually mean. Avram means mighty father. Avraham, of Amon Gweim father of many nations.
1:55.0	Abraham was chosen because he would be an effective and inspiring parent.
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