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Yiscah, Sarai and Sarah
 | She fled into the desert with her husband, Abraham, to live a comparatively monastic existence as a nomadic tent-dweller and preacher of the One G‑d. Why would a cosmo-girl like Sarah do a crazy thing like that?
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Nechama, you've done a scholarly job here, but captivating, as well. You gave us the "facts" in a way that was exciting and personal. I'm looking forward to yur collection of short stories.
And as a teacher to all of us about the mother of all of us, may Hashem bless you with revealed goodness in all that you are involved with, especially the "mother" part.
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Thank You! that was very inspiring!
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It is refreshing to read a 'balanced' and personable account of Sarah. It is interesting, they say that all great thought starts as heresy and by extention, the founders are revolutionaries. We in the Jewish world need a new spiritual revolution- a time to question our questions- and seek new paths of connection. Following by emulating- not only their footsteps but their spirit.
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Thank you for the commentary on Sarah. As a new reader to this website, I found your words inspiring and renewing.
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I found this most inspiring, enlightening and exciting! I have always been angry with Sarai for the way she treated Hagar. Now, I see that there are more than two sides to a story. Thank you for that.
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A new insight to an ever unfolding Parsha Well Done Thanks
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As someone learning more & more about Judaism, it was wonderful reading about Sarah. This is a great article.
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As someone who has leared about Sara, i am amazed at how much i didn't actually know about her. You make me want to know her personally! Incredible piece.
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What a beautiful commentary. I am new to the concepts of Judaism and to this website. How inspiring this is. As I read more, I hope to understand more.
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thanks, this article really gave me strength in what remains behind...that i thought to have lost... Sarah smiles and tells me to go on and look at Ha Shem,,,because He knows better than everyone my future in the desert
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I had always thought Sarah was a boring name, but now it makes me proud to share such a legacy.
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Orly - we don't need to seek new paths of connection, because Sarah and our other forbearers paved the path for us - we just have to follow their direction and grow.
p.s. a small point - Sarah's father was not Terach but Haran; Terach was her grandfather and Avraham's father.
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My motheer's name was Sarah.,.I now where her beauty, demeanor and love of Judaism came from.
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I love this story and relate myself with it, I'm so proud to have this name.
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Every one seeks a role model. Sarah is a role model that offers every woman, inner stability, resilience, faith, vision, even a miracle, that G-d will grant when we become her daughters and not allow fears and anxieties to unnerve us. Sarah is our mother who shows us what we need to keep striving for--more faith in our G-d.
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My mother named me after Sarah- to which I feel very blessed. I view her as a role model for the modern women and believe she can teach us a thing or two about being boldly strong independant women.
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From Yiskah, to Sarai to Sarah, I am so blessed to be given this name along with Atarah. What an amazing story to re-read over and over again.
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So proud of your research; so blessed with a DIL Nechama; a comfort to us all. And my name, Sara, so priveleged I am .
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Iliked the article-I have read a little of a group that existed sometime at the first quarter or maybe later of the first century AD-It may have begun a lot earlier-It was called the essenes.I have also read that the jewish sage(If I can put it that way)philo mentions about them and goodness associated with them-sadly some of the monastic groups didnt allow woman.I feel woman have as much right as a man to join a monastic group if they so desire,so I dont really think it was wrong for sarah to have been attracted to monasticism.In my religion-hinduism people desirous(ie those who would like to pay attention what path the religious books show-to choose a hermitage and meditate-ie that only very keen and mentally capable of all its demands.thanks
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