Chayeh Sarah
Chayeh Sarah, The Lifeeath of Sarah, is the name of an entire Parsha of Torah, yet the summary of her life span is captured in only two lines. “Sarah died….” we are told, written like a press release of the who and where, but without any mention as to from what. Rabbi Jose picks up a hint from the order of information, and says that Sarah “died from grief” thinking that her son Isaac had been sacrificed.*
Was Sarah alone in her suffering that was so debilitating that it took her life? Abraham came to mourn for Sarah says the Torah. From where? ask the rabbis, and again Rabbi Jose answers saying that Abraham came from Mount Moriah, where the binding of Isaac took place In the rabbi’s imagination, not only did Sarah’s grief drain her life, she endured it without her spouse and the father of her child. Perhaps, she was entirely alone. Read more →
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