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Sarah: A Much Greater Prophet Than Abraham
November 12, 2009

When the dramatic events were over, Abraham and Isaac traveled home to Beersheva. So it's surprising that at the beginning of this week's portion, we find Abraham traveling to Hebron to bury his wife.

Just What Did People of Sodom, Gomorrah Do?
November 5, 2009 - Joshua Runyan

This week's Torah portion contains one of the most famous occurrences of divine punishment, ranking right up there with the flood and the Tower of Babel: the destruction of several cities and the saving of Abraham's nephew Lot.

Traveling to New Places Can Be Inward Journey
October 29, 2009

"Lech Lecha! Go forth." These are the words that God speaks to Abraham at the beginning of this week's portion.

What Happens When Havdalah Haunts Halloween
October 29, 2009

There will be no eerie glow coming from your Havdalah candle on Saturday evening, Oct. 31. No boiling or toiling in your kiddush cup or the smell of sulfur in your spice box.

It Begins Rather Darkly, but There's Light Ahead
October 22, 2009 - Rabbi Howard A. Addison

"Why," asks the Slonimer Rebbe, "does the Torah begin with so many accounts of degradation?"

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