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Genesis 18:1–22:24
Listen to Rabbi Rick Jacobs discuss Parashat Vayeira in these episodes of his podcast, On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah.
Ten Minutes of Torah: Vayeira Commentary
Abraham’s Test and Recognizing Our Need to Change
By: Rabbi Kari Tuling
The Akeidah starts out so innocently, but quickly spins out of control. This is no ordinary test, no ordinary form of service. God asks Abraham to sacrifice the son he loves: Isaac. This is not merely a decree of death for Isaac, but a decree that Isaac die at Abraham's own hands.
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