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Avraham, Lot and S’dom When Avraham left Charan, he left behind Terach, his elderly father. The commentaries (1) discuss and debate why it was necessary… Read More »Vayeira: Look Beyond the Shell

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1223 – Davening at Netz… Read More »Suspect Subtly, With Honor and Respect

Hashem said to Avraham, “Why did Soro laugh, saying, ‘Shall I really give birth to a child?’ Is anything beyond Hashem?” This sounds like a… Read More »Appearances

Our father Abraham experiences the revelation of the Lord when he is sitting alone at the opening of his tent. Only a few days had… Read More »Constant Connection

BS”D Volume 36, No. 4 17 Marcheshvan 5782 October 23, 2021 Sponsored by the Dimont family in memory of grandmother and great-grandmother Chaya Sarah Tarshish… Read More »Believe in Your Own Prayer!

This week we read the parsha of Va’yaira. “Va’yaira ai’lav Hashem. {And Hashem appeared to him (Avrohom).” [18:1] The Talmud [Sotah 14A] teaches that Hashem… Read More »From Dust to Gold

“And he saw them and he ran toward them…”(18:2) Parshas Vayeira showcases Avraham’s attribute of chesed. The Torah gives a detailed account of the manner… Read More »Minimizing The “I”

What thoughts passed through Abraham’s mind as he walked towards the mountaintop with his son Isaac? Childless until the age of one hundred, Abraham and… Read More »They Went Together

“And Avraham raised his eyes and saw – behold, a ram – afterwards, caught in the thicket by its horns; so Avraham went and took… Read More »The Passion

Avraham Avinu did not only perform kindness, he defined it, and he eternalized it. This week, the Torah tells us how three angels disguised as… Read More »On Whose Account?