The fourth section of the Book of Genesis continues the chronicle of Abraham. The name of this section (Vayeira, “He appeared”) is its first word, describing G‑d’s revelation to Abraham after his circumcision. This revelation is followed by the visit of three angels, who inform Abraham of his son Isaac’s imminent birth. We then follow Abraham as he argues with G‑d over the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, migrates to Philistia, banishes Hagar and Ishmael after Isaac is born, and is finally tested by G‑d’s directive to sacrifice Isaac.
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Vayeira: Founder of the Faith
Genesis 18:1–22:24
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Daily Quote
This all the nations of the world must know: only our bodies were sent into exile and subjugated to alien rule; our souls were not given over into captivity and foreign rule... In any matter affecting the Jewish religion, the Torah, and its mitzvot and customs, we are not subject to the dictates of any power
–Rabbi Sholom DovBer of Lubavitche (quoted by his son, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, at the Leningrad train station upon being sent to exile by the Soviet regime in 1927)
The Parshah
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