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or the parshah. It is commanded that we should do honor to our parents and is not Hashem considered our parent? Indeed he is
our parent most wise and righteous.
So, the point of entitling this parsha Chayei Sarah translated as the life of Sarah actually
refers to her life as honoring her beloved parent Hashem. All of what transpired prior to
Sarahs' death beginning with the first words of
Genesis were embodied life learned lessons
for Sarah and in doing so she did honorably
before Hashem and Abraham her husband.
So, this is a constant in Jewish teaching that
the end of life really defers us back to the beginngs of life prompting us to ask, "did we
do honor to that which preceeded us but yet was part of our life? Did we do honor to those names that preceed us by endearing and understanding their lessons in life? And,
finally did we do so to give honor to Hashem?
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