This week we begin the 22nd perek of B'reishit--the last perek of Parashat Vayera. This story is known as עקידת יצחק, The Binding of Yitzchak. This is the tenth of the famous ten נסיונות, tests, of Avraham. Here is a link to the beginning of chapter 22. Here is a link to the same chapter on Chabad.org with Rashi.
Some questions that you might want to discuss with your child (some of these questions will be discussed in class):
1. Why did Hashem have to test Avraham? Hashem knows what is in Avraham's heart (check out the Ramban, Seforno, Ibn Ezra and Ralbag for some interesting approaches).
2. How did Yitzchak feel about what was happening?
3. How did Sarah feel?
4. Oh yeah, how did Avraham feel?
Kol tuv (All the best),
Rabbi Yehuda
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