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Published: October 29, 2026

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...that the word tirosh (wine) contains tirash (poverty), and this duality is the key to understanding Kiddush? (source)
...that Shabbos candles are not merely about light, but about establishing seder — an ordered, purposeful framework for Shabbos?
...that the phrase Av Hamon Goyim — "father of a multitude of nations" — encodes a transformation in Avraham's very identity?
...that true leadership begins with recognizing that Hashem is the Elokei HaRuchos — the G-d of all spirits?
...that Kiddush Hashem is not only about martyrdom but about how we live every ordinary moment?

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Parashat Vayera

20 Cheshvan 5787 · October 31, 2026 · Genesis 18:1-22:24

Three angels visit Avraham; Sodom and Amora are destroyed. Lot and his daughters escape. Yitzchak is born to Sarah. Hagar and Yishmael are sent away. The Akeidah — the binding of Yitzchak — is the parsha's climax.

Haftarah (Ashkenaz): II Kings 4:1-37

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-Moshe promises reward for observing the commandments. He reviews the forty years in the desert, the sin of the Golden Calf, and the second tablets. The third paragraph of the Shema. 'What does Hashem ask of you?'
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