Parsha in a Nutshell: Death of Sarah, the purchase of Machpela, Eliezer being sent by Abraham to find a wife for Yitzchak, Eliezer and Rivka at the well, the negotiations with Laban and Rivka returning to marry Yitzchak.
24/57 - How can you arrange a marriage to a child if, according to this Rashi, you cannot marry off a woman without her consent. Consent wouldn't (or shouldn't) be able to be given until someone reaches an age of maturity.
24/67 - The repetition of "he married Rebecca, she became his wife" is left untouched by Rashi. Seems ripe for a short explanation.
Some clever notes and insights by DovBear are here
A laundry list of articles on the parsha can be found on Hirhurim
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Vayeira
Parsha in a Nutshell: Abraham and his three guests/angels, Destruction of Sodom & Gemora, Lot being spared and his wife dying, Lot's incest with his daughters, Abraham and Abilmelech, Sarah giving birth to Yitzchak, and the Akeida
Notes:
18/7 - Am I the only one surprised that there isn't a minhag to have cow tongue and mustard at kiddush this week?
19/3 - The pasuk say's they baked matzo. Ok, maybe in the sense that they baked unleavened bread as a part of a feast. But Rashi's comment is that it was Pesach. Both the inclusion of the word matzo and his explanation are a bit strange. How can a future historical event be the explanation for the inclusion of a key symbol in an earlier context. Something has been overlooked.
19/8 - This just offends my modern day sensibilities and there is no soothing explanation.
19/29 - Rashi's explanation of the somewhat strange insertion of "And G-d remembered Abraham" centers around Lot's loyalty to Abraham in not revealing that Sarah was Abraham's wife to Abimelech. That is a somewhat tortured reason for saving Lot. A more simple explanation would have been that although HaShem destroyed Sodom, and had pledged to destroy it completely, He spared Lot and his family in honor Abraham's pleas to save the cities.
22/2 - According to Rashi, Abraham is uncomfortable with where this conversation is going. but right before HaShem asks Abraham to offer up his son, he uses the phrase Lech Lecha, which as explained before, has a deeper meaning according to Rashi - that everything will be both pleasurable and worthwhile. Was HaShem putting Abraham at ease before the big ask by reusing the language?
For Rabbi Gil Student's week parsha round up, click here
For Dovbear's comment's, click here
Notes:
18/7 - Am I the only one surprised that there isn't a minhag to have cow tongue and mustard at kiddush this week?
19/3 - The pasuk say's they baked matzo. Ok, maybe in the sense that they baked unleavened bread as a part of a feast. But Rashi's comment is that it was Pesach. Both the inclusion of the word matzo and his explanation are a bit strange. How can a future historical event be the explanation for the inclusion of a key symbol in an earlier context. Something has been overlooked.
19/8 - This just offends my modern day sensibilities and there is no soothing explanation.
19/29 - Rashi's explanation of the somewhat strange insertion of "And G-d remembered Abraham" centers around Lot's loyalty to Abraham in not revealing that Sarah was Abraham's wife to Abimelech. That is a somewhat tortured reason for saving Lot. A more simple explanation would have been that although HaShem destroyed Sodom, and had pledged to destroy it completely, He spared Lot and his family in honor Abraham's pleas to save the cities.
22/2 - According to Rashi, Abraham is uncomfortable with where this conversation is going. but right before HaShem asks Abraham to offer up his son, he uses the phrase Lech Lecha, which as explained before, has a deeper meaning according to Rashi - that everything will be both pleasurable and worthwhile. Was HaShem putting Abraham at ease before the big ask by reusing the language?
For Rabbi Gil Student's week parsha round up, click here
For Dovbear's comment's, click here
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