Vayeira

Genesis 18:1-22:24

The Mitzvah of Honoring guests: Why the Rambam attributes the establishment of this Mitzvah to Abraham. Also, the connection of Abraham's tamarisk tree to promoting Jewish Education.

Outside the door of the Tzemach Tzedek’s study stood his little grandson, a boy of four or five years old, who would grow up to be the Rebbe Rashab. He was waiting for yechidus to receive a blessing in honor of his birthday, Chof Cheshvan (the twentieth ...

Adapted fromLikkutei Sic hos, Vol. X, p. 49ff;Sichos Shabbos Parshas Vayeira 5749, 5750, 5751, 5752 A Child’s Tears When Rabbi Sholem Dov Ber, the fifth of the Lubavitcher Rebbeim, was a young child, he was taken to his grandfather the Tzemach Tzedek for ...

Parshas Vayeira begins by telling us that G-d appeared to Avraham while “sitting at the entrance of his tent, in the heat of the day.” Why was he sitting there? To look for guests. Avraham dedicated himself to deeds of kindness, feeding hungry wayfarers ...

In this Sidra, we read of G-d’s appearance to Abraham after his circumcision. But why was his circumcision so great an act as to merit such a reward? This is the question that the Rebbe answers, and explains in depth the special relationship between the ...

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