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Chayei Sarah – Neshama, the lit candle
What is the connection between the story of Avraham and the angels to his discovery of the cave of Machpela? What is the concept of the ‘lit candle’ he finds there? What is the connection between Adam’s burial there and Avraham? What is the concept of a kever, which means womb as well as grave?…
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What is the connection between the death of Sarah and the marriage of Yitzchak and Rivka? What is the progression from the akeidah to the purchase of land in Chevron to their marriage? Why do our chazal seem to paint a picture of Rivka taking the place of Sarah? What is the deeper meaning of…
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