Just before Yitzchak meets his future wife Rivkah for the first time, the Torah records that he just visited Be’er Lachai Roi (24:62). Rashi explains that Yitzchak went there to bring back Hagar for...
Posts
The
Dvar for Chaye Sarah (Genesis 23:1-25:18)
Avraham summons his servant Eliezer, the elder of his house and ruler of all of Avraham’s possessions (24:2), to find a suitable wife for his son Yitzchak. Why do we need to know about Eliezer’s...
Dvar for Chaye Sarah (Genesis 23:1-25:18)
Avraham negotiates and (over)pays for the plot of land in which he will bury his wife (23:1-16). It is noteworthy that Avraham never questions G-d’s promise that the land he’s buying is in fact his....
Dvar for Chaye Sarah (Genesis 23:1-25:18)
Our Parsha, Chaye Sarah, records Avraham's death and attests that he was "in good old age, old and satisfied" (25:8). Considering that Avraham amassed great wealth during his lifetime, why is his...
Dvar for Chaye Sarah (Genesis 23:1-25:18)
In the week’s Parsha, Chaye Sarah, there lies a hidden story behind the story, with three clues in our Parsha. The first clue is when Rivka first sees Yitzchak, we are told that he is coming from...
Dvar for Chaye Sarah (Genesis 23:1-25:18)
Parshat Chaye Sarah records two major transactions, which begs us to wonder about their connection. The Parsha starts with Avraham insisting on paying for his plot of land in which to bury his wife....
Dvar for Chaye Sarah (Genesis 23:1-25:18)
Parshat Chaye Sarah records two major transactions, which begs us to wonder about their connection. The Parsha starts with Avraham insisting on paying for his plot of land in which to bury his wife....
Daily Aliya for Chaye Sarah, Shvii (7th Aliya)
Aliya Summary: The descendants of Yishmael are now enumerated. Yishmael is identified fully as the son of Avraham and Hagar the Egyptian maiden of Sara who bore Yishmael to Avraham. This is quite...
Daily Aliya for Chaye Sarah, Shishi (6th Aliya)
Aliya Summary: Avraham remarried and fathered several more children. Before his death, however, Avraham gave gifts to his other children and sent them all away, and bequeathed all the rest of his...
Daily Aliya for Chaye Sarah, Chamishi (5th Aliya)
Aliya Summary: Rivka's family celebrates the engagement together with Avraham's servant. Next morning, the servant insisted on immediately returning to his master with the maiden in hand, and after...