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Written by d fine
וַיֹּאמֶר, בָּרוּךְ ה’ אֱלֹהֵי אֲדֹנִי אַבְרָהָם (24:27) These are the words that Eliezer exclaims after Rivka’s ..
Written by Benji Landau
If you asked Eliezer, Avraham’s servant, what his proudest moment in life was, he probably would have told you at length the story about how he went to find ..
Written by D Fine
וַיִּהְיוּ חַיֵּי שָׂרָה, מֵאָה שָׁנָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וְשֶׁבַע שָׁנִים–שְׁנֵי, חַיֵּי ..
Written by Rabbi Benji Landau
The opening pasuk of our sedra notes that Sarah Imeinu was 127 years old when she died. Now there’s another appearance of the number 127 in Tanach. The Megillah ..
Written by d fine
Abraham marries Keturah at the end of Chayei Sarah, and Rashi tells us that this is Hagar. When the Torah refers to someone by introducing the figure with “Shmo” ..
Written by J
In parshas Vayera we pointed out that the Avos were called Yesharim due to their kind treatment of all people. There is another great example of this trait in our sedra. ..
Written by d fine
We see that Eliezer is discussing the marriage of Rivka to Yitschok. As soon as he heard the words from Lavan and Besuel’s mouths that they Rivka can go with ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
The Hidden Key “And the man (Eliezer) was astonished at her” (Breishis 24:21) No sooner had Eliezer finished his prayer for a wife for Yitschok when ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
Rivka on her way to Eretz Yisroel met Yitzchok by chance while he was davening. This holy sight of the tzaddik davening intimidated her greatly, says the Netziv. ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose