Archive for December 2019
A Tale of Two (?) Wives
This week’s Torah portion is Chayei Sarah. Now we know the backstory is that Sarah has been unable to bear a child for Abraham. So G-d promises her that he will grant her a child. But… just in case, Abraham takes another wife whose name is Hagar. Who is Hagar? Well, she is a daughter…
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In this parashat Moses pleads with G-d to be permitted to enter the promised land and he is told no. This no has no room for error, according to story, it is the people’s disobedience that prohibits Moses who has come so far from entering the promised land. He is only to see it from…
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