Ordinarily, when an av would get a nevuah, he would concretize is through ma'aseh avos siman libanim. By bris bain habesarim, Hashem (ה׳) made bris with Avraham about nevuah's. Bris is two-way, and likewise Avraham was given task of architecturing the nevuah's, while nevuah's themselves were just general outline. Avraham was faulted for not setting precedents entirely for future but for his own agenda as well.
Rabbi Zweig challenges Freudian psychology by arguing that the basic human drive is not pleasure-seeking but rather the painful awareness of non-existence, and explains how only a relationship with God can provide the feeling of true existence and simcha.
An exploration of the deeper meaning of 'amirah' (saying) as empowering others by recognizing their uniqueness and building meaningful relationships through authentic, individualized communication.
