Abrahams hope for the future was embodied in his son isaac, but in this weeks portion, chayei sara, as the patriarch nears death, the prospects for a dynastic family seem dim. Torah commentary o chayei sarah 2 isaac and rebekah, and jacob and leah. We mourn the death of the matriarch sarah, and we admire rebeccas ability to live up to the. Believe it or not, the torah has some really humorous moments. Chayei sarah the life and death of sarah coat of many. In an elaborate bargaining ceremony, abraham negotiates the price for a doublecave, the cave of machpelah, in the field of ephron the hittite, settling at last.
Free torah shiurim downloads this site was created to harness the power of the internet to be marbitz torah. Good shabbos rather than simply stating that sara our matriarch died at the age of 127, the torah says that sarah lived 100 years and 20 years and 7 years. Parshas chayei sarah speaks little of sarahs life within its 105 verses. Sarah passes away, and abraham purchases the cave of machpelah for her resting place. This weeks torah portion, chayei sarah tells of three important events. Avraham was very old and he told a servant to go to the place where he was from to find a wife for yitzchak. At the age of 127, abrahams beloved wife, sarah, passes away. It would seem that it is a story about loss and grieving. Sarah, avrahams wife, yitzchoks mother, the matriarch of yisroel, died. Now as then, the divine promise does not mean that we can leave the future to gd. It seems strange that right after we read of her death, it is added that sarah had a good life. This weeks haftorah describes an aging king david, echoing this weeks torah reading, which mentions that abraham was was old, advanced in days. This dvar torah is dedicated to the refuah shelaima of yosef ben edna.
Torah for teens in this weeks parasha, theres some sad news. As our parashah, chayey sarah says about abraham, ve avraham. Chayei sarah haftorah in a nutshell haftarah parshah. However, abraham didnt just wait around for the almighty to hand him the land on a platter. And yitzchak went out to meditate in the field at evening time and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and behold, camels were coming.
He sets out to find an appropriate burial site in his adopted hometown of hebron for his departed. Eliezer is sent to find a wife for isaac, and he meets rebecca, who. Sarah initiated the special heritage of the land and the people of israel. The name of the parsha is the life of sarah, yet we immediately encounter the account of her death. In that sense, chayei sarah covers chapters 2325 of genesis. Shavuot torah readings in a nutshell on the first day of shavuot we read from exodus chapters 19 and 20. The second century bce book of jubilees reported that abraham endured ten trials and was found faithful and patient in spirit. Avraham bought a field with a cave and buried sarah there. This portion of the torah is filled with romance and sorrow. Yet ha torah entitles this parsha chayei sarah the life of sarah instead of vah taw mawt sarah and sarah died. Abraham and sarah exit the stage in gods grand story. Sarah s legacy lives 5779 they were all equally good 5778 rabbi frand on parshas chayei sarah 5777 looking our age the shidduch crisis 5777 one may live many years without having the days add up 5775 the satan had one more trick up his sleeve 5774 a new insight into. Cholim prayers for the sick subscribe unsubscribe submit an article. Abraham had encamped at various times at the trees of mamre, just east of hebron, and this is the place where sarah, the mother of the jewish people, died at the age of 127 some of the jewish sages have said that the shock of the.
Chayei sarah, chaye sarah, hayye sarah, or hayyei sara, hebrew for life of sarah, the first words in the parashah is the fifth weekly torah portion, parashah in the annual jewish cycle of torah reading. She separated eretz yisrael from the rest of the world, just as she separated her son from ishmael. Parshat chayei sarah relates the story of abrahams purchase of the cave of the patriarchs maarat hamachpela in hebron. The first discusses how, after his wife sarah s death, avraham bought a field with a cave the cave of machpelah, today in chevron to bury her. Questions and concepts for parsha chayei sarah genesis 23. This portion marks a significant transition in the narrative of the bible. The life of sarah and the immortality of influence. These divrei torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of rabbi yissocher frands commuter chavrusah tapes on the weekly portion. The site today remains a holy place to both jews and muslims who believe that it is the final resting place of abraham, sarah, and their extended family. The haftorah this week is from the first chapter in the first book of kings, which narrates how shlomo was the successor to king david, after king davids death at the age of 70 years kings i 1.
The fifth reading from the book of genesis is named chayei sarah. One might think that though she had a long life, a life full of good deeds, it was anything but a good life. Explore this weeks torah portion, chayei sarah, with family shabbat table talk lessons, perfect for families with tweens. It is completely reasonable to carry a synopsis of these chapters, ideally with a highquality secondary source such as a respected bible translation such as sherman. Abrahams servant eliezer is sent, laden with gifts, to charan, to find a wife for isaac.
It means sarah lived, because the narrative begins with the words now sarah lived one hundred and twentyseven years genesis 23. Rebekah shows her kindness by offering to draw water for the servants camels at the well. Chayei sarah, chaye sarah, hayye sarah, or hayyei sara is the fifth weekly torah portion. For instance, on first seeing isaac, rebecca falls off her camel and veils her face. Chayei sarah 5780 to have a why parshat chayei sarah in a nutshell this weeks parsha has three main stories. In this weeks parsha we read that at the age of one hundred and twenty seven, sarah imeinu died. In the book of genesis, the torah quickly passes through thousands of years of. The kindness of strangers chayei sarah 5775 11th november 2014 in 1966 an elevenyearold black boy moved with his parents and family to a white neighbourhood in washington. Abraham mourns her, then asks property owners there to grant him burial space so that he may bury his dead out of his sight. This entry was posted in chayei sarah and tagged amidah prayers, cave of machpeleh, homeschooling torah, israel video tour hebron, messianic homeschooling, parsha chayei sarah, siddur for children, upcycled leather jewelry, water purification, well water, yehudah glick.
For the haftarah of chayei sarah, from the teachings of the rebbe by yitzi hurwitz the jewish dynasty started with abraham, but must go through isaac and his son, jacob. In this weeks torah portion, chayei sarah genesis 23. Abraham purchases the cave of machpelah in order to bury his wife sarah. The meaning of the events of chayei sarah is that abraham realised that gd was depending on him. May 31, 2012 in the jewish cycle, genesis 23 begins the fifth torah portion. This was the first piece of the land of israel to be owned by the jewish people. Sarahs legacy lives 5779 they were all equally good 5778 rabbi frand on parshas chayei sarah 5777 looking our age the shidduch crisis 5777 one may live many years without having the days add up 5775 the satan had one more trick up his sleeve 5774 a new insight into. It is called this not because it is about the life of sarah, but because it begins with the words the life of sarah was 100 years, 20 years and 7 years.
Abraham sends his servant to find a bride for isaac. At the beginning of parshat chayei sarah, we find abraham in an extremely. Basics of judaism the judaism primer god in a nutshell israel in a nutshell exploring the siddur tour of the temple meseches kinim. Parsha in 60 seconds presents chayei sarah youtube. Into the tent of his mother sarah he brought her to the tent, and behold, she was like his mother sarah. Sarah died in kiryatarba, also known as hevron, in the land of kenaan. Everyone who was laid to rest in the cave of machpelah was part of the messianic line.
It means sarah lived, because the narrative begins with the words now sarah. The children of israel camp opposite mount sinai, where they are told that g. Of course, it might not be appropriate to name the parsha the death of sarah misas sarah but perhaps the parsha. Her beauty at 20 was like that of a 7 year old 5773. And sarah died in kiriath arbathe same as hebron the sages in the midrash tell us that when the angel of the other side left column system, samael, saw that he lost the soul of yitzchak, he went to sarah and told her that yitzchak was slaughtered by avraham and sacrificed to gd. Sarah audio recording chayei sara interactive torah trainer. At the beginning of the parsha, the torah says that sarah lived to be 127 years old. Then he got up from his dead one jewish practices relating to death and mourning have two purposes. Five books of story, law, and poetry divided into 54 weekly portions. And the life of sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years. Nov 05, 2012 shalom and welcome to the parsha in 60 seconds todays portion is from genesis 23. There is an old hebrew saying that states, the righteous in death are considered alive. Chayei sarah life of sarah sarah lived to be 127 years old and died. Abrahams servant is sent to bring back a wife for isaac.
A mothers role in nation building november 21, 2019 by yael shahar leave a comment as we saw in parashat lech lecha, one of the challenges that avraham faced on his journey was the need to break with his prior way of thinking and his cultural biases. Abraham had received a promise from hwhy that the land would be his. The hebrew verses i read are the well known story of rebecca at the well which is part of a longer parsha genesis 23. The cycle of life chayei sarah 5776 temple har zion.
Eliezers prayer and the quest for certainty november 9, 2017 by ovadya ben malka leave a comment in lieu of a parashah article, this week i bring you a piece by ovadya ben malka, whose journey of tshuvah from birkenau to israel has been told in returning. That idea has no place in the imaginative world of the first book of the torah. Chayei sarah, chaye sarah, or hayye sarah hebrew for life of sarah, the first words in the parashah is the fifth weekly torah portion, parashah in the annual jewish cycle of torah reading. This is the 5th torah portion in the series of the annual torah reading cycle of genesis 23. Like all portions, it is named for its first phrase. Parshas chayei sarah sarah had it all together throughout her life. This weeks parashah, chayei sarah the life of sarah begins paradoxically with the account of sarah s death.
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