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By Nissan Mindel Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah, are the four Matriarchs (Mothers) who built up our Jewish nation. Sarah was the first Matriarch, and Abraham was the first Patriarch (Father) of our Jewish people. The Torah gives us many more details about our Father ...
By Tzvi Freeman In the beginning, there was happiness. At the end, there will be greater happiness. Everything in between is a healing, so that happiness can last forever.
By Shulamit Tilles A sensitive appraisal of Sarah reveals a strong, self-confident woman, spiritual teacher and leader.
By Yanki Tauber The events recounted in the Torah section of Chayei Sarah all take place after Sarah's death. Not only that -- they seem to all underscore the fact of her demise. Yet "Chayei Sarah" means "the life of Sarah"!
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Ishmael was a wild man; banished from Abraham's home together with his mother Hagar. Years later, we find Ishmael accompanying Abraham to the Akeidah. After Sarah’s death, Abraham remarries Hagar. What's going on?
By Tzvi Freeman Eve, Sarah, Rachel, Miriam, Batsheva . . . From the outside, the women of the Bible appear to play only a supportive role in a drama dominated by men; from the inside emerges a very different story . . .
Abraham's supreme test of faith -- his binding of Isaac in preparation to sacrifice him as per G-d's command -- occurred on the 1st of Tishrei of the year 2084 from creation (1677 BCE), and is recalled each Rosh Hashanah with the sounding of the shofar ...
By Boruch Cohen Oedipus, schmoedipus! When the Torah tells us that when Isaac married Rebecca and brought her home, "behold, it was Sarah, his mother" -- it means something else entirely
Abram’s Family, Abram’s Birth, Nimrod’s Attempt on Abram’s Life, Young Abram Recognizes G-d, Abram Destroys the Idols, In Nimrod’s Hands, The Miracle in the Furnace, G-d Commands and Promise to Abram, Abram’s Obedience
Count the Stars, Takes Hagar as Wife, The Covenant, Abraham’s Guests
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