Parshas Vayeira: Vortlach on the Malachim and Akeidah

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Why did the malach sent to overturn Sedom stop first by Avraham? A sefer on the parsha answers that only a human neshama can withstand the nisyonos of this world, so the malach needed Avraham to reach Sedom safely. Lech Lecha and the Akeidah are alike at their core, one asking Avraham to let go of his past and the other his future. Another reading sees in the other ram a Jew tearing himself free of taavos, which is also an Akeidah.

Key points

• In the sefer quoted, the malach needed Avraham's table and escort to survive Sedom.
• The Kotzker says the Akeidah counts as Avraham's test because only his clarity was hidden.
• One answer brought: Avraham blamed himself, thinking an unmarried Yitzchak kept the Akeidah from completion.

In this shiur

1. 0:00The three malachim visit Avraham
2. 1:30Avimelech and fear of Hashem
3. 2:53The Kotzker on Avraham's test
4. 5:09Lech Lecha compared to the Akeidah
5. 7:16Rivka's birth after the Akeidah
6. 9:16The other ram

Topics

• Parshas Vayeira
• Akeidah
• Nisyonos