Category: Chayei Sara
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Chaye Sarah 5786: Secured Under Public Law
Three shemitah cycles ago, back in 2008, Sara and I lived and studied in Israel and had the experience of observing the special laws of shemitah, the Sabbatical year. We were not property owners and did…
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Chayei Sara 5783: “Oxymorons and Modern Orthodoxy”
An oxymoron is a two word phrase that is made up of two opposite words like “civil war” “sweet sorrow” “plastic silverware” “old news” and “deafening silence.” These words manage to associate with one another despite…
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Chayei Sara 5778: “Thoughts and Prayers”
During the first year that I learned at Yeshivat Hamivtar, I took advantage of the pre-dinner break each day to exercise. Usually I went jogging alone along the security path that wended its way over and through…
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Chayei Sara 5776: “Sovereignty and Sanctity”
Consider Avraham as a very old man, a widower, following the death of his beloved wife. Had Avraham been faithful to his covenant with God? Without a doubt. He left his birthplace, his homeland, and his father’s…
Rabbi David Wolkenfeld 