Learn more about the custom of reviewing the Torah portion each week, reading the words of the parashah twice along with a translation. This practice is called שְׁנַיִם מִקְרָא וְאֶחַד תַּרְגּוּם
Sarai becomes Sarah, and Avram becomes Avraham. These changes are set in motion directly by God, and are meant to set these two up for leadership of a new people. But did you know that there is a long Jewish tradition of people changing their own names for other reasons?
Some Jews are not born Jewish but chose to become Jewish through conversion. How can these Jews describe Avraham, Yitzhak, and Yaakov as their ancestors?