Parshas Chayei Sarah 5786 - PC vs NPC
Torah Parall el s Parshas Chayei Sarah לעילוי נשמת האדא בת מרדכי PC vs NPC Parshas Chayei Sarah continues the narrative of the avos , in particular the transition of the generation of Avraham and Sarah to th at of Yitzchak and Rivka. The bulk of the parsha is really centered around two episodes: Avraham’s purchase of Ma aras HaMachpeilah and Avraham sending El iezer to find a wife for Yitzchak. I nterestingly, in each of these stories, Avraham directly interacts with another central character to the story. In the purchase of buying the burial place for Sarah, the Torah introduces Ephron and details the negotiations back and forth between him and Avraham ; a nd in the story of finding a wife for Yitzchak, Avraham’s servant El iezer gets the spotlight as the Torah follows his journey to finding Rivka. ...