Parshah • October 2021
Chayei Sara – Two Views of the World
Avraham takes his son Yitzhak to sacrifice him as instructed by G-d. Sarah dies of shock hearing of this undertaking. The two demonstrate different world views, one of obedience and…
Parshah • October 2018
Chayei Sara – If You Won’t Teach Your Child, the Street Will
Abraham is asked in this week’s Sedra, ‘ Chayei Sara’, to separate his two sons: his son Yitzhak who is to become the father of the Jewish nation, from his…
Parshah • November 2017
Chayei Sara – Guru or Businessman
Abraham was a prophet and a legendary leader in the middle-east of old. He was also a ‘guru’ with a huge spiritual following. But he was also a practical businessman…
Parshah • November 2016
Chayei Sara – Freebie
Freebie’ – A Recipe for Dispute Our right to our country are based on legal transactions and Divine edict. Israel is currently facing a revisionist threat to Jewish ownership of…
Parshah • November 2015
Chayei Sara – The Grave
A Grave is the Soul’s Address After Death • Abraham goes to great lengths to purchase the Cave of Machpela in Hevron as a burial plot for his wife Sara•…