Weekly Torah Portion: Chayei Sara
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Channel: The Temple Institute · 2008 · People & Blogs
And Abraham was old, advanced in days (Genesis 24:1) The original Hebrew verse is best translated as, And Abraham was old, arriving in days Our sages teach us that when a person dies and seeks entry into the next world the days of his life come forward to testify as to how he spent his days: in holiness or otherwise. In Avrahams case, his days arrived before the heavenly court and testified to a life of righteousness. Chayei Sara (Genesis 23:1-25:18) Parashat Chayei Sara is read on Shabbat: Cheshvan 24, 5769/November 22, 2008 http://www.templeinstitute.org/
