# Lech Lecha: Don't Give Up on a Rocky Start

From **R Zechariah Saltman: ShiurBank** by R Zechariah Saltman.

- **Published:** Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT
- **Duration:** 1:53
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Why doesn't the Torah just start from Avraham as opposed to begin with people on a lower madreiga?

Series: Uplifted by the Parsha

Speaker: Rabbi Zechariah Saltman

Date: 2026-08-14