A close reading of Rashi’s comments through the Akeidah narrative in Bereshit 22:1-19 reveals that Rashi provides a running commentary on Avraham’s feelings and thoughts during the Akeidah, which can be broken up into four distinct phases: I – During the night vision II – The morning after III – Climbing Mount Moriah IV –Continue reading “Avraham’s feelings in sequence”
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Akedat Yitzhak as Limmud Torah
Woody Allen famously asks how Abraham knew it was G-d (and not, say, his neighbor who likes practical jokes) who ordered him to kill Isaac as a sacrifice. Abraham certainly does appear to be quite certain about the source of the awful command. In fact, the episode of Akedat Yitzhak (the Binding of Isaac) isContinue reading “Akedat Yitzhak as Limmud Torah”
Akedat Yitzhak Takes 