Hayé Sarah 5769 - Parashat Haye Sarah in english
Rav David Daniel Hacohen שליט״א
Summary
In this short English class on Parashat Chayei Sarah, the Rav asks why Avraham gave Yitzchak all his wealth in writing before sending Eliezer, and why the Torah mentions the ten camels. He first recounts a story told by Rav Moshe Feinstein about a man who criticized the daughters of Lot and fell gravely ill. The Rav then explains that the Hebrew word for camel, gamal, is linked to gemilut chesed: a woman wants a husband who knows how to give. Avraham therefore passed his trait of chesed on to Yitzchak, whose soul was changed at the Akeidah. Yaakov, born of both Avraham and Yitzchak, will know when to give and when to hold back, balancing chesed and gevurah. The lesson is to practice chesed wisely in our own lives. The automatic transcript is somewhat imprecise.
Highlights
- 0:09 Avraham sends Eliezer to find a wife for Yitzchak Marriage and family The Patriarchs
- 0:52 The letter giving all of Avraham's wealth to Yitzchak The Patriarchs
- 1:28 Rav Moshe Feinstein's story: speaking badly of Lot's daughters Mussar The righteous
- 4:30 The man falls ill and learns why Mussar
- 8:30 Why does the Torah detail how Eliezer travelled? The Patriarchs Secrets of the Torah
- 9:13 Camel, gamal, and gemilut chesed Character traits Secrets of the Torah
- 9:49 A wife wants a husband who knows how to give Marriage and family Character traits
- 10:29 Avraham passes his chesed on to Yitzchak The Patriarchs Character traits
- 11:21 After the Akeidah, Yitzchak receives a new soul The Patriarchs The soul
- 11:53 Yaakov balances chesed and gevurah: when to give, when to stop The Patriarchs Character traits
- 12:34 Lesson: practicing chesed with wisdom Character traits Mussar