Bereshit 22:12 states: וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַל־תִּשְׁלַ֤ח יָֽדְךָ֙ אֶל־הַנַּ֔עַר וְאַל־תַּ֥עַשׂ ל֖וֹ מְא֑וּמָּה כִּ֣י ׀ עַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־יְרֵ֤א אֱלֹהִים֙ אַ֔תָּה וְלֹ֥א חָשַׂ֛כְתָּ אֶת־בִּנְךָ֥ אֶת־יְחִידְךָ֖ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ And he said, “Do not raise your hand against the boy, or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear Gd, since you have not withheld your son, your favoredContinue reading “Rabbi Menahem Mendel Schneerson: “Now I know that you fear Gd” as consolation”
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Did Abraham criticise G-d during the Akeidah? Rashi vs. The Shnei Luchot Habrit
Abraham during the Akeidah is often brought as the prime example of a man with unshakeable faith. Abraham, according both scholarly and popular imaginations, is viewed as being enthusiastic and unhesitating in rising to fulfill of G-d’s divine command to sacrifice his son Isaac despite the command giving rise to a deep moral quandary andContinue reading “Did Abraham criticise G-d during the Akeidah? Rashi vs. The Shnei Luchot Habrit”
All of Avraham’s conversations with G-d before the Akedah
G-d makes a lot of promises to Avraham, starting from “Lech Lecha”, when He tells Avraham to leave his home and go to Canaan. One thing you may have not have noticed is that G-d makes some kind of promise to Avraham in (almost) every single conversation they have. There is exactly one exception toContinue reading “All of Avraham’s conversations with G-d before the Akedah”
Avraham’s feelings in sequence
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”
Akedat Yitzhak Takes 