Podcasts about Chayei Sarah

Rabbi Pinchas Allouche, head Rabbi at Congregation Beth Tefillah in Scottsdale, and the host of the Rabbi Allouche podcast, joins Seth for the full hour to talk about this week's Torah portion, known as Chayei Sarah, containing the story of Isaac and Rebecca's marriage and the deaths of Abraham and Sarah.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah - Torah Portion - Chayei Sarah: (Genesis 23–25:18) - 2025-2026 by Shawn Ozbun

The Mashgiach discusses Avraham's nisayon of Sarah's death, especially because we famously know his final nisayon was Akeidas Yitzchak.

These classes teach the day's section of the weekly Torah portion. The lesson is taught using the original Hebrew text with the indispensable commentary of Rashi—both translated and elucidated so that anyone can follow along.

Sarah lived a relatively long life. She passed away at the age of 127 after learning about the Binding of Isaac. Our Parsha begins with her passing, eulogy, and burial in the Cave of the Patriarchs. Just as when the sun sets in one area, it automatically rises in some other place, with the passing […]

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These classes teach the day's section of the weekly Torah portion. The lesson is taught using the original Hebrew text with the indispensable commentary of Rashi—both translated and elucidated so that anyone can follow along.

Welcome to the Covenant & Conversation series, Rabbi Sacks' commentary pieces on the weekly Torah portion, exploring ideas and sharing inspiration from the Torah readings of the week. This audio on Chayei Sarah was recorded by Rabbi Sacks in 2015. Follow along here: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/chayei-sarah/a-call-from-the-future/ You can also and download this week's featured essay, and all translations, here: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/chayei-sarah/hopes-and-fears/ For intergenerational discussion on the weekly Parsha, a new FAMILY EDITION is now also available: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/chayei-sarah/hopes-and-fears/ ________________________ For more articles, videos, and other material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks. The Rabbi Sacks Legacy continues to share weekly inspiration from Rabbi Sacks. With thanks to the Schimmel Family for their generous sponsorship of Covenant & Conversation, dedicated in loving memory of Harry (Chaim) Schimmel.

These classes teach the day's section of the weekly Torah portion. The lesson is taught using the original Hebrew text with the indispensable commentary of Rashi—both translated and elucidated so that anyone can follow along.

Rashi's commentary is an indispensable part of a person's daily studies. His explanation of Chumash, the first five books of the Torah, clarifies the "simple" meaning of the text so that a bright child of five could understand it. At the same time, it is the crucial foundation of some of the most profound legal analysis and mystical discourses that came after it.

Harav Yissocher Frand explains why the Torah names the parsha Chayei Sarah and what it teaches about creating a lasting legacy.

The beginning of Chapter 25 in the Torah portion of Chayei Sarah features several enigmatic and mysterious verses. Torah speaks of Abraham taking another wife after Sarah's death...Keturah. What is the true identity of this woman? What is the meaning of the 'gifts' that Abraham gave to his other children...and why did he send them off 'to the land of the East?' In this week's Jerusalem Lights podcast, Jim Long and Rabbi Chaim Richman ponder some fascinating teachings that touch upon the esoteric branches of knowledge that developed into Eastern spirituality. Was this part of God's plan to make Abraham into 'the father of a multitude of nations?' (Gen.17:5)We apologize for the reduced broadcast quality of our podcast this week, due to circumstances beyond our control. _________Rabbi Chaim Richman Jerusalem Lights | Torah for Everyone Please support the work of Jerusalem Lights, Inc., a USA recognized 501 ( c ) 3 non-profit organization to enable these productions to continue and grow:PayPal: infojerusalemlights@gmail.com or: https://paypal.me/JerusalemLights?loc...In the USA: Jerusalem Lights Inc. Post Office Box 16886Lubbock Texas 79490In Israel: Tel. 972 54 7000395 Mail: PO Box 23808, Jerusalem IsraelSubscribe to our newsletter at https://www.rabbirichman.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel:    / jerusalemlightsrabbichaimrichman  Follow us on Facebook:   / rabbichaimrichman    / 282440396475839 

Sarah died at the age of 127. Abraham negotiated with the Hittites for the purchase of a burial plot, the Cave of Machpelah. The objective of the purchase of the Cave of Machpelah was to bury the dead. These three facts are featured at the beginning of our Parsha. On the surface these facts seem […]

These classes teach the day's section of the weekly Torah portion. The lesson is taught using the original Hebrew text with the indispensable commentary of Rashi—both translated and elucidated so that anyone can follow along.

When Abraham dies, the Torah surprises us by revealing that his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him together. What lessons can we learn from this surprising moment in Torah? What does it teach us about family, about our own relationships, and about relations between nations. An encore presentation of Rabbi Micah's 2021 podcast on this parsha. Per the episode, the short story "A Wind From the South," can be found here: https://jewishliteraryjournal.com/fiction/a-wind-from-the-south/. Notes and Links: Seven Minute Torah is a production of Laasok: The Liberal Beit Midrash. For info on our weekly Zoom study groups and other learning opportunities go to https://laasok.org/. For weekly, live study of the torah portion through Zoom, visit https://laasok.org/studygroups/  To support the production of this podcast, visit either laasok.org/support/ (for a tax-deductible one-time or monthly contribution) OR www.patreon.com/sevenminutetorah (for per-episode contribution. Comments or questions? Email info@laasok.org, or contact Rabbi Micah Streiffer directly at micah@laasok.org.   

Rashi's commentary is an indispensable part of a person's daily studies. His explanation of Chumash, the first five books of the Torah, clarifies the "simple" meaning of the text so that a bright child of five could understand it. At the same time, it is the crucial foundation of some of the most profound legal analysis and mystical discourses that came after it.

Avraham and Sarah as body and soul; "listen to Sarah" means refining the body, the ultimate purpose. Eliezer's miraculous journey teaches us about the nature of redemption from exile. The double telling of Eliezer's journey highlights marriage's sanctity when founded on Torah and mitzvos. What Avraham used his circumcision for an oath. This class, taught by Rabbi Shais Taub, is based on Parshas Lech Lecha in Likkutei Sichos Vol. 1.

These classes teach the day's section of the weekly Torah portion. The lesson is taught using the original Hebrew text with the indispensable commentary of Rashi—both translated and elucidated so that anyone can follow along.

We are pleased to bring you the audio shiur given on the topic of Chayei Sarah.

Rashi's commentary is an indispensable part of a person's daily studies. His explanation of Chumash, the first five books of the Torah, clarifies the "simple" meaning of the text so that a bright child of five could understand it. At the same time, it is the crucial foundation of some of the most profound legal analysis and mystical discourses that came after it.

What Is Bliss? Feeling in My Body That Hashem Is Celebrating MeThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Monday, 19 Cheshvan, 5786, November 10, 2025, Parshas Chayei Sarah, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9791

We are pleased to bring you the audio shiur given on the topic of Chayei Sarah.

התוכן כמה הוראות ממ"ש בשני דפ' חיי שרה: 1) "ויקם שדה עפרון" וכמ"ש בפרש"י "תקומה היתה לו שיצא מיד הדיוט ליד מלך": כאשר יהודי לוקח דבר גשמי לרשותו ועושה ממנו תשמישי קדושה וכיו"ב פועל בו "תקומה", שיוצא מגדר "מילי דהדיוטא" ונעשה דבר של קדושה השייך לרשותו של ה', מלך העולם. 2) "ואברהם זקן בא בימים" וכמ"ש בזהר שכל ימיו היו מלאים בעניני תומ"צ: שלא יישאר אפי' רגע א' מהיום שאינו מנוצל לעניני תומ"צ. 3) "ואברהם זקן": וההוראה ע"פ מ"ש "זקן ‏–‏ זה שקנה חכמה", שדבר חכמה שלומד צ"ל קנינו ‏–‏ "דם ובשר כבשרו". 4) שליחות אליעזר בקשר לשידוכי יצחק ורבקה, שבזה מתבטא ענין הכללי שבכל המצוות ‏–‏ יחוד מ"ה וב"ן, נשמה וגוף, כוונת ומעשה המצוות.משיחת אור ליום ב' פ' חיי שרה, כ"ף מרחשון ה'תשמ"ו ל"הנחה פרטית" או התרגום ללה"ק של השיחה: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=10-11-2025 Synopsis Some lessons from sheini of Chayei Sarah: (1) On the verse, “Ephron's field was confirmed,” Rashi states, “It had a rise, because it passed from the hands of an ordinary person to the hands of a king”: When a Jew takes a physical object into his possession and uses it for holy purposes, such as items used for a mitzvah, this causes it to “rise,” meaning to leave the category of the mundane and to become something holy under the domain of Hashem, the King of the universe. (2) On the verse, “Avraham was old, advanced in days,” the Zohar states that all his days were filled with Torah and mitzvos. The lesson is that not a single moment of the day should be left unused for Torah and mitzvos. (3) “Avraham was old”: The Sages teach that “An ‘elder' is one who has acquired wisdom”; the wisdom one learns must become his own acquisition, “blood and flesh like his flesh.” (4) Eliezer's mission of making the shidduch between Yitzchok and Rivkah represents the general theme underlying all mitzvos: the union of Ma”h and Ba”n, of soul and body, of the intent of the mitzvah and the act of the mitzvah.Excerpt from sichah of Sunday night, parashas Chayei Sarah, 20 MarCheshvan 5746 For a transcript in English of the Sicha: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=10-11-2025

How do we transform loss into legacy? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash explore Parshat Chayei Sarah as a meditation on grief, memory, and legacy. They discuss Avraham's careful purchase of the burial cave as the first act of rootedness in the Land of Israel, his need for a physical place to mourn, and how burial transforms loss into continuity. Linking Avraham's mourning for Sarah to today's national and personal mourning in Israel, they reflect on commemoration, legacy, and the power of creating living memorials that carry love and purpose forward.

These classes teach the day's section of the weekly Torah portion. The lesson is taught using the original Hebrew text with the indispensable commentary of Rashi—both translated and elucidated so that anyone can follow along.

Rashi's commentary is an indispensable part of a person's daily studies. His explanation of Chumash, the first five books of the Torah, clarifies the "simple" meaning of the text so that a bright child of five could understand it. At the same time, it is the crucial foundation of some of the most profound legal analysis and mystical discourses that came after it.

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These classes teach the day's section of the weekly Torah portion. The lesson is taught using the original Hebrew text with the indispensable commentary of Rashi—both translated and elucidated so that anyone can follow along.

התוכן מובא במדרש שמערת המכפלה הוא א' מג' מקומות "שאין אומות העולם יכולים להונות את ישראל לומר גזולים הן בידכם, ואלו הן: מערת המכפלה ובית המקדש וקבורתו של יוסף מערת המכפלה דכתיב [בראשון דפ' חיי שרה] וישמע אברהם אל עפרון וישקול אברהם לעפרון גו'...", ועכ"ז רואים היום דבר פלא שההתנגדות הכי קשה של אוה"ע היא דוקא בנוגע לג' מקומות אלו, וזה בא מרגש הנחיתות כלפי אוה"ע והרצון להדמות אליהם וכו', וזוהי גם הסיבה לזה שישנם כאלו הרוצים לחנך את הילדים גם עם לימודי חול ולא חינוך על טהרת הקודש, כסיפור עם א' שנכנס אלי וביקש ממני לשכנע את בנו ללמוד גם לימודי חול בהסבירו "ער דאַרף דאָך זיין אַ 'מענטש'"... ועוד סיפור בקשר לזה.ב' חלקים משיחת מוצש"ק פ' חיי שרה, מבה"ח כסלו ה'תשל"ט ל"הנחה פרטית" או התרגום ללה"ק של השיחה: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=09-11-2025 Synopsis The Midrash says that Me'aras HaMachpeilah is one of three places where “the nations of the world cannot antagonize the Jewish people by saying, ‘You stole them' and they are: Me'aras HaMachpeilah, the Beis Hamikdash, and Yosef's burial place. Me'aras HaMachpeilah as it is written [in rishon of parashas Chayei Sarah], ‘Avraham listened to Ephron, and Avraham weighed out for Ephron…'” Nevertheless, today we see a strange thing: the strongest opposition from the gentiles is to Jews coming specifically to these three places. This stems from a sense of inferiority toward the nations and a desire to be like them etc.; this is also why there are those who wish for their children to study secular subjects, like a father who came to me and asked me to convince his son to study secular subjects, explaining that “He needs to be a mentch”….2 excerpts from sichah of Motzaei Shabbos parashas Chayei Sarah 5739 For a transcript in English of the Sicha: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=09-11-2025

Rashi's commentary is an indispensable part of a person's daily studies. His explanation of Chumash, the first five books of the Torah, clarifies the "simple" meaning of the text so that a bright child of five could understand it. At the same time, it is the crucial foundation of some of the most profound legal analysis and mystical discourses that came after it.

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Download the Notes here:https://esm.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11.23.24-Congregation-TM-Notes.pdf---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Torah Portion:פָּרָּ שַׁ ת חַׁיֵּי ש ָּ רָּ הChayei Sarah“Sarah's Life”Genesis 23:1-25:181 Kings 1:1-31John 4:3-14Genesis 20:1,2 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward thesouth country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, andsojourned in Gerar. And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, Sheis my sister: And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.Genesis 23:3,4 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, andspoke to the sons of Heth, saying, I am a stranger and a sojournerwith you: Give me a possession of a burial plot with you, that I maybury my dead out of my sight.Hebrews 11:13 In faith died all these, not having received thepromises, but from afar having seen them, and having beenpersuaded, and having saluted them, and having confessed thatstrangers and sojourners they are upon the earth,Ephesians 2:19 Now, therefore, you are no more strangers andforeigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and of the householdof God,While Abraham was considered a stranger and foreigner among theGentiles, those Gentiles who come to the faith of Abraham were nolonger to be considered strangers and foreigners to the God ofAbraham.

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Sarah was Abraham's life partner. She was his superior as a prophetess. She accompanied him in all his journeys. In the aftermath of the Binding of Isaac, she died. How did the Binding contribute to her demise? What exactly was Saran's role in orchestrating her sudden death? In this Parsha Podcast we explore the very […]

Sarah was Abraham's life partner. She was his superior as a prophetess. She accompanied him in all his journeys. In the aftermath of the Binding of Isaac, she died. How did the Binding contribute to her demise? What exactly was Saran's role in orchestrating her sudden death? In this Parsha Podcast we explore the very interesting phenomenon of "acts of Satan" that threaten to destabilize people after great achievements. We also study Eliezer's flawed prayer and his urgency in fulfilling his mission.– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –This Parsha Podcast is dedicated in loving memory and leilui nishmas our dear friend David Gedaliah ben Efraim, the unforgettable Dr. David Genecov obm, whose yahrzeit is this week. May his soul be elevated in Heaven.– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –DONATE to TORCH: Please consider supporting the podcasts by making a donation to help fund our Jewish outreach and educational efforts at https://www.torchweb.org/support.php. Thank you!– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –Email me with questions, comments, and feedback: rabbiwolbe@gmail.com– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –SUBSCRIBE to my Newsletterrabbiwolbe.com/newsletter– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –SUBSCRIBE to Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe's PodcastsThe Parsha PodcastThe Jewish History PodcastThe Mitzvah Podcast This Jewish LifeThe Ethics PodcastTORAH 101 ★ Support this podcast ★

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Welcome to Covenant & Conversation essays, Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion, explores new ideas and sharing inspiration from the Torah readings of the week. Although there is no audio available for the essay we are sharing with our readers this week, here is a recording from the archives, https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/chayei-sarah/beginning-the-journey/. You can find the written article on Chayei Sarah that expands upon these ideas available to read, print, and share, by visiting: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/chayei-sarah/the-next-chapter/. Multiple translations of the essay are also available here. For intergenerational discussion on the weekly Parsha and Haftara, a new FAMILY EDITION is now also available: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/chayei-sarah/the-next-chapter/ For more articles, videos, and other material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks. The Rabbi Sacks Legacy continues to share weekly inspiration from Rabbi Sacks. This piece was originally written by Rabbi Sacks in 2013. This was also the first Covenant & Conversation piece we shared after the untimely passing of Rabbi Sacks zt"l, so it is fitting that this week, 4 years since that week, we learn it again in his memory. With thanks to the Schimmel Family for their generous sponsorship of Covenant & Conversation, dedicated in loving memory of Harry (Chaim) Schimmel.

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Why are “supporting characters” so vital in Torah narratives? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy explore Parshat Chayei Sarah, focusing on the remarkable qualities of Rivka and Eliezer. Rivka's extraordinary acts of chesed (kindness) and Eliezer's … Read the rest The post Chayei Sarah 5785: Chesed and Devotion first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Chayei Sarah 5785: Chesed and Devotion at Elmad Online Learning.