Families are invited to discuss a set of questions at the Shabbos table this week to deepen engagement with Parshat Chayei Sarah. The activity is intended for this Shabbos while reading the parsha and ...

“Meah shana v’esrim shana, vesheva shanim,” – “a hundred years and twenty years and seven years,” (i.e. a total of a hundred and twenty seven years) “Shnei chayei Sara,” – “the years of the life of ...

As the antidote to the acrimony still exhibited as an aftermath of the US election, the marriage of our patriarch Yitzhak to our matriarch Rivka in this week’s Torah portion of Chayei Sarah, “Life of ...

This Shabbat, we read Parshat Chayei Sarah which mourns the loss of Sarah Imeinu (our matriarch), dying at 127 years old. Similarly, after Shabbat through Sunday night (26th of Cheshvan), I mourn the ...

The Torah attaches great importance to Abraham’s purchase of the Cave of Machpelah in Hebron as a burial place for his wife Sarah. Sarah died in Kiryat Arba, also known as Hebron… Abraham came to ...

Chayei Sarah, The Life of Sarah, is an interesting portion. It’s not unusual to find that a portion of the Scripture dealing with death begins with a word connected to life. Thus “The Life of Sarah” ...

This is the first time the Torah mentions anyone loving someone, and of course, we are now faced with the question: what is love? This week's parsha, Chayei Sarah, opens up with a recounting of the ...

Chayei Sarah, in a profound and timeless way, highlights the rewards of a life well lived, a life far into old age that is anchored in faith, loving kindness, and generosity. We may wonder why a Torah ...

When I was fourteen and Tangled was released in cinemas, I felt that I could really identify with Rapunzel and her query, as we both wondered: when does life really begin? Of course rational minds ...

This post originally appeared on Neesh Noosh. The title of this week’s parsha, Chayei Sarah (the life of Sarah), is a bit misleading at it is book-ended by the deaths of Sarah and Avraham. But, it is ...