Posts tagged with ‘Vayera’

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Vayera 5774

by Rabbi Yaakov Grunewald

The first story in today’s Sidra describes the visit of three angels to Abraham. They  appeared to him as three idolatrous Arab men. Despite their unfamiliar appearance, Abraham invited them into his tent, most warmly and gave them a delicious meal. Abraham’s amazing kindness towards them has become a most important story in our religion, […]

Vayera 5772

by Rabbi Yaakov Grunewald

The name of the Sidra means HE APPEARED.  The first sentence of the Sidra tells us that God appeared to Abraham in a place called Elone Mamre. Elon is a name of a tree. Alon means a tree and today is has become a beautiful Modern Israeli name. Mamre was one of Abraham’s Amorite allies.   […]