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Chayei Sarah

By the Numbers
10 Mainstream and Mysterious Torah Works by Anonymous Authors

Some surprisingly famous texts were written without the author’s name attached.
10 Questions: Take the Drinks in Judaism Quiz

Do you know which blessing is made over wine?
Your Questions
Why Do We Bury Jewish Books?

By honoring these remnants of holiness, we remind ourselves that the Divine is not confined to heaven above.
Voices
I Need a Rabbi?

Imagine my surprise, one sunny summer afternoon, to see two Hassidic young men come into our little place of business. My wife and I had been in Montana for only a few short months. How did they find us? And, more importantly, why did they make the three-hour round trip to visit us?
Parshah
What Was Isaac Doing in the Field?

Does “lasuach” mean prayer?
G-d on Madison Avenue

I tune in to the woman on my left. Apparently, her husband is a work-at-home dad with a knack for blowtorching dinner, and she’s just been informed of his most recent clash with schnitzel. “Oh my G-d!” she shrills.
Learning From the Rebbe
Ceasefire Now!

The second installment of End the Cycle
When one is connected above, one does not fall below
— Rabbi Meir of Premishlan
Print Magazine
Higher Life (Chayei Sarah)

The years of Sarah’s life were 127 years, these were the years of Sarah’s life.—Genesis 23:1
Why does it mention "life" twice? Because Sarah had two lives. Even while living in this world, she lived a higher life, beyond this world. Why Sarah more than anyone else? Because she descended to Egypt and rose back up.—Zohar

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