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The Alef Kabbala Group (30 October 2012)explored an unedited discourse taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1952, on Shabbat of Sedra Vayera. This concerns the way Abraham stood 'under the tree' with...
The Alef Kabbala Group (8 November 2011) explored a discourse for Sedra Vayera said in 1987. This discusses the hospitality of Abraham as described in the Torah and Midrash, leading to a profound...
The Alef Kabbala Group (19 October 2010) explored an unedited discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said in 1975,on Shabbat of Sedra Vayera, on the verse in which G-d says that Abraham will teach his...
The Alef Kabbala Group (3 November 09) explored a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said on Shabbat Vayera 1982 (5744)on the verse "And G-d remembered Sarah.. and she conceived" (Gen.21:1-2). The...
The Alef Kabbala Group (11 November 08) discussed a discourse taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1952 concerning Sedra Vayera. It focuses on the scene of Abraham giving food to the three angels, and...
The Alef Kabbala group (23 October 07) explored part of a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said on Shabbat Parshat Vayera 5746 (1985) on a theme based on the Haftorah. This tells of a widow who...
The Alef Kabbala group explored a discourse on VAYERA, 7 Nov 06. This discourse was taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1976, and later was edited by the Rebbe for publication. G-d says about Abraham...
This discourse taught on Shabbat of Vayera in 1987 presents the idea of Abraham's Inn through which he communicated monotheism and a deeply spiritual view of existence and the Divine to his visitors....
This discourse of 1952 discusses Abraham standing over three angels while they eat. But did they really eat? In some sense, Abraham is empowering them to do the impossible, as do some Jewish leaders...
This discourse of 1952 discusses Abraham standing over the three Angels while they eat. But did they really eat? In some sense, Abraham is empowering them to do the impossible, as do some Jewish...
The Rebbe taught this discourse in 1964 and it was published in Yiddish. The Haftora tells of a woman who cries to Elisha about her problems. The Prophet helps her with a miracle. The discourse...
The Rebbe taught this on Sedra Vayera 1964. It explains the Haftora as it applies in our own lives. This begins (II Kings 4:1) with a widow crying to Elisha. The discourse explains, this is the soul...
This brief discourse of Shabbat Vayera 1987 discusses the travelers' inn which was run by Abraham and Sara in order to draw people closer to Monotheism.
This discourse was taught by the Rebbe on Shabbat Vayera, 1964. It focuses on the Haftorah from II Kings ch.4, with a story about Elisha. The beginning discusses the nature of Torah texts, which are...
The Rebbe taught this discourse on Shabbat Parshat Vayera in 1986. Abraham planted a tree, or an orchard, or set up an inn - the Zohar gives deep kabbalistic meaning to these words, concerning the...
The Chassidic teaching that evil originates in a realm of good but is transmitted into the world in a distorted form, presenting this as a more nuanced view than a simple good-evil dichotomy. The...
The holiness of the body, using the circumcision covenant and Sarah's pregnancy as examples that the physical dimension of life can be positively holy. The quest to bear a child is presented as an...
Kindness as the central virtue of the Jewish people, using Abraham as the paradigm through his hospitality and his pleading for Sodom. The contrast between Abraham's chutzpa in arguing with G-d and...
The Jewish capacity to keep their balance when confronted by extremes, using Abraham sitting calmly at his tent during an intense Divine revelation as the model. The ability to be simultaneously...
Abraham's plea for the people of Sodom, exploring the concept of Jewish responsibility for others beyond one's own community. Abraham is presented as a Tzaddik who is distinguished not only by...
Hospitality as the first Jewish value, through Abraham sitting at his tent door scanning for guests while recovering from circumcision. The Talmudic teaching that hospitality to guests is greater...
On the Akedah, the binding of Isaac, as the crucial turning point in which Abraham and Isaac both showed willingness to give everything for G-d. Abraham's mission of bringing recognition of the...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Vayera, 5748 (1988). The Sedra tells us that Abraham planted an Eshel (inn) and called on the Name of the Tetragrammaton, G-d of the...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Vayera, 18 Cheshvan, 5725 (1964). The Haftorah tells of the widow who came to the Prophet Elisha with a bitter cry, and whose small flask...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Vayera, 5713 (1953). The Sedra describes the three angels visiting Abraham, and the Torah says he stood over them while they ate. The...