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Sarah could see, more clearly than Avraham, that the root of all of Yishma'el's bad behavior was his failure to recognize that he was not Avraham's true heir.
How could Avraham serve his guests "cream and milk" AND "the calves that he had prepared"?
The act of circumcision represented an unprecedented leap in Avraham's Divine service, towards which he had been heading his entire life. So why did he feel any pain? Surely, Avraham would have been so elated that he felt no pain at all?
Why does Rashi bring the non-Pshat interpretation that "three-hundred-and-eighteen trained men" is really just a numerical hint to Eliezer? Why introduce an extra miracle? And were the three-hundred-and-eighteen men really not present at all?
Was "Amrafel" Nimrod's nickname? Or was "Nimrod" Amrafel's nickname? This dispute between Rav and Shmuel is a reflection of their different approaches to Torah study. (Either way, Nimrod/Amrafel was a bad guy.)
Did Avraham's move to Egypt reflect a lack of faith? How could he put Sarah at risk for abduction, merely to save his own life? An analysis of Avraham's motives which shows us how to replace worry with faith today.
Avraham had already left his homeland together with his father, Terach. What does it mean that G‑d told him to "go forth from your land and from your birthplace and from your father's house"? And how did Avraham know where to go?
Why did G‑d include only one light source in His instructions to Noah when the Ark was a huge, 450-ft. long, three-story vessel? And if the light source was a window, how would that help through all the days of darkness?
After forty days of rain and then months of flooding, where would the dove be able to find a tree, let alone a leaf? An analysis that leads to greater appreciation of the hardy olive tree.
Rashi tells us that as a result of Noah's prayers, G‑d's attribute of justice – represented by the Divine Name Elokim – became merciful. This leads us to reconsider a verse that Rashi previously passed over without comment.
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