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Learning & Values Parshah (Weekly Torah) Bereishit - Genesis Chayei Sarah Parshah Columnists Inner Stream

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Chayei Sarah

Noah, Abraham and the Rebbe
Noah, Abraham and the Rebbe
The assertion that Columbus “discovered” America highlights a curious claim made by Abraham.
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Why We Work So Hard
Why We Work So Hard
Abraham was the ultimate workaholic.
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Abraham and the Hittites
The death of Sarah, Abraham's negotiations with the Hittites for a "plot" of land, and the 400 pieces of silver paid for it -- as played out in the inner dynamics of our psyche and soul
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Reasons of Infinity
Eliezer could have taken ownership of his mission and said, “My name is Eliezer and, on behalf of Isaac, I am here to ask for Rebecca’s hand.” Instead he declared: “I am a servant of Abraham”
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An Arranged Marriage
An Arranged Marriage
Had Isaac and Rebecca met in the modern age, their courtship might have looked something like this. Isaac would notice Rebecca at the well . . .
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Faith and Suffering
If we believe that all tragedies are perfectly good, why do we ask G‑d to protect us from them? Why do we trust G‑d to protect us from tragedy and thus deny us the perfect goodness we would have gained from it?
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