Parsing the Portion

Vayeira

Genesis 18-22

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Join Grant and Robin for an unrehearsed discussion of the Torah portion.

Lesson Notes

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Discussion points:

What does this parshah have to do with chesed and gevurah? (kindness and strength)
What does Lot’s name really mean? And what does it have to do with circumcision?
Did God actually command Abraham to sacrifice his son?
Why did Abraham name Mount Moriah “Adonai Yireh“?

Keywords

akeidah, chesed, circumcision, Lot, Sodom

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