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- Yesterday34 min
Erev Shabbat Program | Chayei Sara | Mastering the Fire Within: Avraham's Final Blessing
Chayei Sara | Mastering the Fire Within: Avraham's Final Blessing, by Rav Ezra Bick and Rav Yair Kahn A person with no yetzer is hardly human. What made Avraham's final years different? Rav Ezra Bick reads "Hashem blessed Avraham with everything" as a special gift: complete mastery over a passion that was otherwise unquenchable. True greatness keeps the fire of the yetzer burning while controlling it. Rav Yair Kahn examines how Avraham's servant chose Rivka and why the two accounts of his mission differ. The program closes with insights on old age and ethical behavior.
- Yesterday20 min
Sefat Emet | Chayei Sara | From Servant to Son: The Sefat Emet on Eliezer
Sefat Emet | Chayei Sara | From Servant to Son: The Sefat Emet on Eliezer, , by Rav Eli Weber Is a loyal servant worth more than a beloved son? The Sefat Emet's surprising answer
- Yesterday56 min
Chayei Sara | Finding a Wife for Yitzchak
Chayei Sara | Finding a Wife for Yitzchak, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Did Rivka think she was marrying the man at the well? A hidden twist in the Torah text. Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom shows how Bereishit 24 shifts between "eved" (servant) and "ish" (man) to reflect what each character knows. Rivka, who saw a wealthy stranger, likely believed she was marrying him and only understood the truth when she met Yitzchak. Along the way he explores the servant's identity, the oath under the thigh, and why Avraham, now part of local society, wanted a wife for Yitzchak from outside Canaan. Source sheet >>
- 2 days ago36 min
Chayei Sara 5787 | Of Fish, Fox and Martyrdom
Mind of a Monotheist | 5 | Chayei Sara | Of Fish, Fox and Martyrdom, by Rav David Debow What if we've had the fox and the fish backwards all along? A new reading of Rabbi Akiva's final parable, a case for the "Antimartyr," and a look at female agency in Chaya Sara. Of Fish, Fox and Martyrdom continues our discussion of the Akeida from last week's parasha. We return to Chaya Sara to discuss Mergers and Acquisitions and the contentious question of female agency. In both parts, I offer innovative readings and tackle fraught topics. I'm curious how it lands with my listeners. Please share your thoughts in the comment section below, or write to me directly at ddebow221@gmail.com. All feedback, especially from those who wish to argue with me, is more than welcome.
- 3 days ago30 min
The Weekly Mitzva | Chayei Sara | Nichum Avelim
The Weekly Mitzva | Chayei Sara | Nichum Avelim, by Rav Binyamin Tabory God visited the sick and comforted the grieving, and so must we.
- 5 days ago31 min
Talking Machshava | 3 | Can Human Reason Know God's Will? Avraham's Answer
Can Human Reason Know God's Will? Avraham's Answer, by Rav Ezra Bick and Rav Eli Weber Avraham raised the knife with tears in his eyes. What was he still holding on to? Judaism trusts human reason to discern God's will, even where the Torah is silent. Rav Ezra Bick argues, following the Ramban, that genuine ethics demands understanding, not mere obedience. Avraham embodies this: he fought to save Lot on his own moral conviction, yet at the Akeida he submitted to an explicit divine command. He did so without abandoning his conscience, and so he wept as he obeyed.
- 1 weeks ago40 min
Vayera | Partners with God: Tzedaka, Mishpat and Laughter
Vayera | Partners with God: Tzedaka, Mishpat and Laughter, by Rav Ezra Bick and Rav Avraham Wein Justice in Sedom, laughter in Avraham's tent: two lessons on what it means to be a Jew. Why was Avraham chosen? The Torah answers explicitly: to teach his children "tzedaka umishpat." That is why God consults him before destroying Sedom, making him a partner in running the world. Our guest this week, Rav Avraham Wein, contrasts Yishmael's mocking laughter with Yitzchak's laughter of faith, the laughter that cheers others and trusts in a better future.
- 1 weeks ago20 min
Sefat Emet | Vayera | Request, Not Command: Two Readings of the Akeida
Sefat Emet | Vayera | Request, Not Command: Two Readings of the Akeida, by Rav Eli Weber God asked, but didn't command. Why did Avraham go to the Akeida anyway? The Sefat Emet explains. Rav Eli presents two Sefat Emet teachings on the Akeida. In the first, God only requested Yitzchak's sacrifice ("kach na"), and Avraham chose to go anyway, joyfully. In the second, Avraham sensed that God didn't truly want it, so he acted out of yir'a, obedient fear, rather than intuitive love. Together they reveal two sides of Avraham's greatest test.
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