Rabbi Yaakov Medan
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Why did Avraham marry Ketura? The answer might be the key to understanding the relationship between Yitzchak and Avraham's other sons. Who will inherit...
Prof. Jonathan Grossman
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The parasha opens with the death of the matriarch Sara. The mention of her passing is surprising, since the Torah does not provide these details...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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This lesson follows Rivkah's unique character, and her surprising similarity to Avraham. The story of finding Yitzchak a bride focuses on Rivkah, and...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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This lesson discusses the moral aspects of sending away Hagar and Yishmael, the significance of sending away Yishmael to his relationship with Yitzchak,...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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The story at the start of Parashat Vayera seems to be a continuation of the story in Lekh Lekha. Is the story indeed a continuation of the previous...
Rabbi Yaakov Medan
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What is the relationship between Emunah and Chessed in Avraham's spiritual world? This lesson discusses the Covenant of Circumcision, Avraham's...
Prof. Jonathan Grossman
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The angels that arrive at Sodom seem to fill a dual purpose: they save Lot and destroy the city. However, they are given a preliminary task of examining...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Why was Yishmael banished? Did he sin? Was he unworthy? The comparison of Akeidat Yitzchak to the expulsion of Yishmael reveals the way Avraham and...
Rabbi Dr. Tamir Granot
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God's revelation to Moshe after the sin of the Golden Calf parallels God's revelation to Avraham in the beginning of Parashat Vayera. The comparison...
Sharón Rimón
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What exactly does God reveal to Avraham before the destruction of Sodom? Why does God feel the need to reveal His plans to Avraham? Does God tell him He...
