Category: 1 – Genesis – 05 – Chayei Sarah
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Fake Election: Adonijah Edition
This week’s Torah portion includes a reading from Kings I, 1:1-31. In it we learn that King David is elderly and frail. He has not yet selected a successor formally, but we know that he has previously promised the kingship to his wise and good son, Solomon. Meanwhile his evil son, Adonijah, plots a coup…
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Show Some Respect
The children of Ishmael are the Muslims. HaShem honors them in the Torah by including their lineage in this week’s Torah portion. We also learn that Abraham showed respect to the Hittites by “bowing down low” (showing respect) to the Hittites and insisting on paying them for Sarah Imeinu’s grave. It is important to show…
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Parshas Chayei Sarah: Don’t Laugh (11/23/2019)
1) Let’s do Bible Study Coffee Time! 2) The name of the Torah (Bible) portion is “Chayei Sarah” – lit. “The lives of Sarah.” These 2 screenshots are a synopsis of the events described – none of which are actually about Sarah. Parsha Summary for Parshas Chayei Sarah • Torah.orgNote: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into…
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Chayei Sarah: The Messiah Is At Hand (November 3, 2018)
1) The Messiah is at hand. 👍It’s #coffeetime.Shabbos Chayei Sarah.November 3, 2018. 2) Absolutely fantastic 3) Why am I so happy?I am happy because we are closer to solving the riddle of Exile.Let’s go. 4) I want to begin by explaining the words “Shabbos Chayei Sarah” in Tweet #1. What does this mean, and why did I put it there?…
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