B”H Friday, 23 Cheshvan October 29, 2021 Issue N911
Chayei Sara
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ОТРЫВКИ ИЗ БЕСЕД РЕБЕ Еврейская арифметика Давайте вчитаемся в первые слова главы «Хайей-Сара» («Жизнь Сары»), которые, как раз и определили её название: «И была жизнь Сары сто лет и двадцать лет и семь лет – годы жизни Сары». Странно: вместо того, чтобы просто сказать, что Сара прожила 127 лет, Тора отдельно говорит о числах 100, 20 и 7, при этом
четырежды повторяя слово « – שנהгод». С какой стати, Тора, обычно скупая на слова, так расточительна при передаче элементарной (на первый взгляд) информации – возраст, когда прервалась жизни Сары?
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How to Live Life This week’s parshah, Chayei Sarah (“the life of Sarah”), is named for the Jewish matriarch.
about a deeper meaning.
It wants to tell us that she died; instead, it tells us how she lived. Sarah enjoyed a long life; she lived to 127.
So, when the Torah writes, “Sarah lived 100 years, and 20 years, and seven years,” we wonder about the verbosity. Why didn’t it simply say 127 years?
The Torah is always particular, and one of its study rules in the text is that the words are tight; the text is frugal. Anything extra is a clue
In hopes of clarifying the matter, medieval French commentator Rashi throws out a one-liner: The years “were all equal in goodness.”
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All of her years were equal, parallel, identical, even-steven for good? Is this possible? Even with the Torah’s meager narrative, we know about Sarah’s trauma (two kings tried to violate her), her sorrows (she was barren until her 90s) and pain (her only child was offered up for a sacrifice). Continues on a page 5
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