is reluctant to send Yishmael away and Yitzchak seeks reconciliation with Yishstudy, and Yosef Hatzadik is the model of mael and seeks to bless Esav. chesed as he supported his family in Egypt. 6th Aliya (25:1-11) marIn the cosmic meeting with Avraham Eisav, Yaakov ries Keturah; they 6 sons. All Avinu is teaching us that wehave must activate Avraham hasthe goes“donkey” to Yitzchak; the merit that of the “ox” and to these are sent eastward with Avraham vanquish the destructive evilgifts. of Eisav and dies at agemay 175;ithe is buried byour Yitzchak Yishmael, come soon in days. and Yishmael in Ma’arat Hamachpelah. Yitzchak Mazal Tov to is blessed by G-d: he lives in Beer L’chai Roi. Neville & Avril Gatoff and family on the The transition from Avraham to Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter Yitzchak is complete. While G-d has been a silent partner in this parsha, here He רפואה שלמה completes the generational transfer – He Yosef Ezriel ben Chaya Michal blesses Yitzchak. The Jewish people will Chana bat Bruriah be Yitzchak and not Yishmael. Benzion Simcha Mendel Ben Chana Rachel Sara(25:12-18) bas Chaya Peshe th 7Feyge Aliya The generaNechama Charna bat Feigel tions of Yishmael are Leah Naomi bat Tova enumerated. Yishmael Pesach ben Sarah Frieda dies. His באהדנא פרלfrom יהושע בן אברהם descendants dwell Egypt to Assyria. אולגה בן אייזיק לב Yishmael’s story is brief. He has numerיהונתן בן מחלה ous and powerful offspring. The brevity
is to emphasize that the Torah is not as interested in the history of power asבס״ד in the history of the covenant of G-d with the Jewish people. And that will be told at great length.
HAFTORAH CHAYEI SARAH 1 KINGS 1: 1-31 The theme of this week’s haftorah echoes the theme in our parsha which mentions both the death of Sarah and Avraham. King David was an older man and a woman was assigned to him to serve him and provide warmth. Adoniyahu, one of King David’s sons, began to prepare for ascension to his father’s throne. This was despite the fact that King David expressed his wishes that his son Shlomo succeed him. Adoniyahu convinces two very significant personalities - the High Priest and the commander of King David’s armies - to
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