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פורסם בראשון, 22 נובמבר 2020 16:51

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Life and Death of a Mother – Sarah/Rebecca

Why does the Torah tell us about Sarah’s burial but not her marriage to Abraham?
Why does the Torah tell us about Rebecca’s marriage to Isaac but not about her passing? 

My friend Rabbi Josh Hoffman points out in his discourse this week that the Torah-as usual-is teaching us the universal mission of the Jew and his unique character within the family of nations. 

Sarah dies in Hebron/Kryat Arba (where Jews have lived for thousands of years – only kicked out by the British in 1929 for a while) – and Abraham has to dicker with the local rich guy in order to buy a burial plot. Abraham does NOT get angry – just pays “top dollar” – in front of the whole town – who are won-over by his patience.

(Remember – Abraham and his troops had just defeated a group of kings (see earlier in the Torah) and could have taken over Hebron easier than in the Magnificent Seven). It's a tough act - but Abraham is the role model here. 

Then Abraham sends his servant Eliezer to find a good wife for Isaac. The servant – who believes in G-d too- is the go-between to bring Rebecca’s family (idolaters) to a recognition – that God is behind all events. 

Really Eliezer in those days could have just BOUGHT any bride – and the family would have been happy! But Abraham taught us that G-d wants PEACE in the FAMILY OF NATIONS – and hopes that the world will eventually drop their idols and become G-dly. 

And as Rabbi Carlebach used to say at weddings – when the groom places a veil over his bride before the Chuppa ceremony that the Jewish wedding goes back to a soul connection- remonding us of Rebecca and Isaac. It teachesus that our connections are ALL from a time “before the time that we ever saw each other in this world … “ and is “deeper than anything that can be seen in this world…” and (is a) “heavenly connection.”"
May the world learn these points from us in order to bring us all closer to a G-dly world.

Shabbat Shalom
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz

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