“Parsha and Purpose” – Chayei Sarah 5780
“Parsha and Purpose” – Insights from Rabbi Kenneth Brander into Torah and Contemporary Life
Parshat Chayei Sarah 5780
Parshat Chayei Sarah: “I am a resident alien among you”
Parshat Chayei Sarah: “I am a resident alien among you” We live and act according to the values of Abraham, our forefather. On the one hand, we are “residents”, part and parcel of the wider world, like all other human beings. On the other hand, we are “aliens”, strangers. A special nation. We have a …
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“Shabbat Shalom” – Parshat Chayei Sarah 5780
Shabbat Shalom: Chayei Sarah (Genesis 23:1-25:18) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – “Sarah died in Kiryat Arba, which is Hebron in the Land of Canaan. And Abraham came to eulogize Sarah and to weep over her.” (Genesis 23:2) What was Sarah doing in Hebron? According to a simple reading of the text, Abraham, …
“Torah Lights” – Chayei Sarah 5779
“The Jewish Wedding and the Jewish Future“
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s Insights into Parshat Chayei Sarah
Parshat Chayei Sarah – You Can’t Build a Future Without a Past
Parashat Chayei Sarah – You can’t build a future without a past Are historical facts meaningless? Doesn’t historical truth have any value? Parashat Chayei Sarah has a straightforward bottom line: you can’t build a future without a past. by Rabbi Sarel Rosenblatt, Senior Faculty Yeshivat Hesder Beren-Machanaim During an international, interfaith conference in the United States …
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“Shabbat Shalom” – Chayei Sarah 5779
Shabbat Shalom: Parshat Chayei Sarah (Genesis 23:1 – 25:18) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – “My lord hearken to me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between you and me.” (Genesis 23:14) A significant part of this Torah portion deals with Abraham’s purchase of the Hebron grave-site …
Parsha Perspectives – Chayei Sarah 5778
Parshat Chayei Sarah 5778 (In Spanish with English subtitles) Rabbi Eliahu Birnbaum – Director of OTS’s Beren-Amiel and Straus-Amiel Emissary Training Programs
“Parsha to the Point” – Chayei Sarah 5778
Parshat Chayei Sarah (Genesis 23:1-25:18) Rabbi David Stav Parshat Chayyei Sarah begins with the death and burial of our matriarch, Sarah, who passed away at the age of 127. Abraham, wishing to bury her, needed a burial site. Since he was a newcomer to Canaan and people tended to bury their deceased relatives in family plots, Abraham …
“Torah Lights” – Chayei Sarah 5778
“Sarah lives! — The Continuity of the Generations” Rabbi Riskin’s insights into Parshat Chayei Sarah
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
“Shabbat Shalom” – Chayei Sarah 5778
Parshat Chayei Sarah (Genesis 23:1-25:18) Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – “When Rebecca looked up and saw Isaac, she fell from the camel. And she asked the servant: ‘What man is this walking in the field to meet us?’ And the servant responded, ‘It is my master.’ And she took her veil and covered herself” …
אישה ופרשה: חיי שרה תשע”ז
אברהם אבינו יחליט: מי משלנו? שלומית כסלו בסוף ימיו, נדרש אברהם להגדרת ה´משלנו´ עם כל הכרוך בה, ומלמד אותנו שלפעמים כדי להתחיל מחדש בארץ החדשה יש לחזור לארץ הישנה מדור פרשת השבוע של אתר כיפה, כ”ד חשון תשע”ז, 25/11/2016 בילדותי, ההגדרה או השאלה האם ‘הוא משלנו’ הייתה רווחת ולגיטימית. מעולם לא הסבירו לנו את …