Weekly Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 6

November 18, 2023; 5 Kisleiv, 5784 Sponsored anonymously L’Ilui Nishmas Sara Eidel Bas Mordechai

The first verse in this week’s Parsha tells us that Avrohom fathered Yitzchok. (Bereishis 25:19)

Rashi addresses the question as to why the Torah points out this seemingly superfluous detail since there are many previous verses that have told us this already. Rashi explains (in his second explanation) that there were scoffers in that generation who insisted (Heaven forbid) that it was actually Avimelech who had fathered Yitzchok, since Avrohom had gone so long without children (and Sara’s pregnancy came after she was taken captive by Avimelech)...

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Weekly Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 5

November 11, 2023; 27 Cheshvan, 5784 Sponsored anonymously L’Ilui Nishmas Sara Eidel Bas Mordechai

This week’s Parsha begins with the description of Sara’s death and Avrohom’s mourning of her. This event is preceded by the events at the end of last week’s Parsha, the Akeidas Yitzchak (the offering of Yitzchak as a sacrifice). The death of Sara and the Akeidas Yitzchak are connected because we have learned that Sara died when she heard that her son, Yitzchak, was being offered as a sacrifice.

The Midrash in Bereishis Rabbah 58:6 tells us that while Avrohom was mourning for Sara, he saw the Malach HaMaves (the Yetzer Harah)...

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Weekly Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 4

November 4, 2023; 20 Cheshvan, 5784

“And Hashem appeared to him (Avrohom) in the plains of Mamre.” (Bereishis 18:1)

Rashi mentions that the reason why Hashem revealed Himself to Avrohom in the plains of Mamre was because it was Mamre who gave Avrohom advice regarding Hashem’s commandment to circumcise himself and the members of his household. The Daas Z’kainim MiBaalei HaTosfos, addresses the question as to what advice Avrohom was seeking – Hashem commanded him to circumcise himself and his household. Would Avrohom be asking advice on whether he should comply with Hashem’s commandment? He answers that of course Avrohom would readily comply with Hashem’s commandment. The advice that he was seeking was how to convince his household to comply....

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