Covenant & Conversation

Abraham was chosen to be a parental role model. But how can a man who banished his son Ishmael, sending him off with his mother Hagar into the desert, where they nearly died, be thought of as an exemplary father? And how could a man who was willing to sacrifice his son Isaac be a model for future generations?

Throughout history, Jews were called on to value children. Our entire value system is built on it.

Faced with a choice between listening to G‑d, and offering hospitality to human beings, Abraham chose the latter.

The early history of humanity as told in the Torah is a series of disappointments. G‑d gives human beings freedom, which they then misuse.