Imagine the scene, Abraham is chatting with none other than G-d, who had come to visit him as he recovers from his circumcision at the ripe old age of 99, and suddenly he tells G-d "Hold on, I will be right back".
What on earth would make Abraham put G-d on hold?
Indeed this is how the portion of the week begins, as Abraham is enjoying his Divine guest, when he suddenly notices three "men" coming through the desert, and he runs to attend to them.
Abraham interrupted his visit with G-d, not to check his Whatsapp, or Facebook messages, but rather it was to welcome guests and travelers into his tent, so that he could look after them and attend to their needs.
The Talmud learns from this story, that looking after guest… Read More »
After a long time on the sidelines and when he is well into his mid seventies, he has been dramatically put in a position of leadership this week. Once almost killed in battle when fighting to save his blood brothers, and almost clobbered by the judiciary for questionable crimes, he has made a tremendous leap forward as he has now been placed in a prime position to shape the course of Israel's future.