* SHABAT SHALOM *
JEWISH THOUGHT
* Torah portion " VAYERA " and
weekly words of Rabbi Yosef
Geisinsky / England
The Jewish task since the days of
Abraham is not to ascend to heaven
but to bring heaven down to earth
in simple deeds of
kindness and hospitality.
ט״ו בְּחֶשְׁוָן תשע״ד
15th of Cheshvan, 5774
- Saturday, 19 October 2013
The fates of Abraham and Sarah as compared to
Sodom teach us that ethics, not power,
determines the future
Sodom teach us that ethics, not power,
determines the future
Why do certain nations thrive, while others disappear? Pundits and historians will tell you about political, economic and military factors.
However, our Torah informs us that ethical factors are far more consequential. Powerful nations fall if they are immoral, while weak ones succeed if they maintain moral excellence.
Chosen or Condemned
The Hebrew word tzachak, meaning to laugh, is employed several times in Parashat Vayera, most notably in relation to the birth and naming of our patriarch Yitzchak [Isaac]. The term is also used when Lot tells his sons-in-law that their home city of Sodom is about to be destroyed. They do not believe him, for his words are "like a joke (kimitzacheik) in their eyes." MORE>
Three guests arrive at Abraham and Sarah's tent. They inform Abraham that God will give the elderly Sarah a child. The prophecy comes true, and they name their son Isaac.
As Abraham was sitting before his tent, after having
circumcised himself, God appeared.
Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw three men standing
there Abraham invited them to come in and made a
fine meal for them. One of the men said that Sarah
would have a son by the time he returns to their tent.
Sarah heard this comment and laughed to herself,
saying, “Oh, that I shall have the greatest fulfillment
now that I am already worn out and my husband is
an old man!”More
there Abraham invited them to come in and made a
fine meal for them. One of the men said that Sarah
would have a son by the time he returns to their tent.
Sarah heard this comment and laughed to herself,
saying, “Oh, that I shall have the greatest fulfillment
now that I am already worn out and my husband is
an old man!”More
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