tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955681.post9131615621456297027..comments2024-03-20T18:38:31.327-05:00Comments on Havolim: Chayei Sarah: Avraham and Sara's Long and Happy LivesEliezer Eisenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036989084122930226noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955681.post-84609244417728140112009-11-15T14:02:33.470-06:002009-11-15T14:02:33.470-06:00Think of it this way. How you die depends on how ...Think of it this way. How you die depends on how you lived.<br />If your goal was dveikus to Hashem, then no matter how hard your life, if the goal was achieved you die with seivah tovah. And if your goal was that one last meal, then no matter how easy things went for you, you won't get that seivah.<br />Avraham Avinu kept his eye on the ball from the time he was 3 until he died and he achieved what he wanted.<br />Halevai we should all do that.Mighty Garnel Ironhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09571194550300367249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955681.post-46320522345724763682009-11-13T00:16:49.274-06:002009-11-13T00:16:49.274-06:00Just something you might find interesting-http://w...Just something you might find interesting-http://www.torahimderecheretz.org<br />New Choshen Mishpat section.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955681.post-73174515116445622072009-11-12T14:19:02.993-06:002009-11-12T14:19:02.993-06:00Yes, Avraham comes across as fairly content despit...Yes, Avraham comes across as fairly content despite the challenges he had along the way. This contrasts to the self-portrayal of Yaakov who assures Pharoh that his days were "me'at veraim." Years earlier he finally gives Lavan a piece of his mind about all his father-in-law has put him through. But it seems that he was most devastated by later events, including the death of Rachel, the trouble from Dina followed by the attack on Shchem, then Reuven and Bilah, and the disappearance of Yosef.Ariella's bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409352047101582583noreply@blogger.com