On exhibit in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem are artifacts from the
excavation of a burial plot from the end of the First Temple period. Among
the exhibit is a small thin silver plaque the size of a thumb. Inscribed on
it in Hebrew is the Birkat Kohanim, the priestly blessing we still recite
today.
The sages see Abraham as a paragon of love and inclusion. He brought people
from the surrounding societies in Haran and Canaan close to the one God
through his example and his generosity.
Living in today’s world, we too face many unknowns. As people who profess a
faith in the God of Abraham, trusting also in the Good News of Yeshua the
Messiah, we to come face to face with challenges throughout our journeys.