Parshas Vayeira: Saving Lot and the Akeidah

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Why must Lot be rescued at every step? The Chiddushei HaRim ties the malach of Sedom to the Gemara's Moavi v'lo Moavis. On the Akeidah, Avraham's tefillah over the ayil is the tefillah of the Anenu line from the Mishnah in Taanis. Perhaps that tefillah began the hanhaga that a good thought counts as a deed.

Key points

• Lot is saved again and again because the neshama of David HaMelech comes from him.
• The Chiddushei HaRim has the malach of Sedom come along to hear Ayei Sarah ishtecha.
• Rashi has Avraham ask that each avodah on the ayil count as done to Yitzchak.
• Perhaps Yishmael was judged as he was then because this hanhaga came only at the Akeidah.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Saving Lot in the parsha
2. 4:00The Gemara on Moavi v'lo Moavis
3. 9:04Why the malach of Sedom came
4. 11:55A sefer on Hillel and kos yeshuos
5. 13:44Rashi on not even a scratch
6. 16:38The Anenu tefillah from Taanis
7. 22:16Machshava tova and a new hanhaga
8. 24:37Why Yishmael was saved

Topics

• Parshas Vayera
• Akeidah
• Moavi v'lo Moavis
• Machshava Tova