Torah in Ten provides weekly insightful conversations on the current Torah portion.
In the Torah portion of Chayei Sarah we read how Avraham sent his servant, Eliezer, to find a wife for Yitzchak. Arriving in Aram Naharayim...
Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Chaye-Sarah.
Chayei Sarah means "the life of sarah" - an inappropriate name, it would appear, for the passing of Sarah. How does this name reflect the theme of...
A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat.
In this meditation, Rabbi Ginsburgh delves into the inner meaning of Sarah's most perfect and all-inclusive lifespan and the message that her...
Among the followers of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, founder of the chassidic movement, was a Jew who worked the land in a small farming village near...
In the account of how Avraham bought a burial place for Sarah from the children of Cheis, he bowed down twice before them. But the Midrash says...
Some parents think that when a child reaches the age of 20, the obligations of parenthood end. The son or daughter is now a mature adult who can...
In this week's parshah, Chayei Sarah, we read that Yitzchak Avinu married Rivkah. Sarah Imeinu had passed away, and Yitzchak Avinu was still...
