Avimelekh

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1. "Avraham Bore Yitzchak..."

   Prof. Jonathan Grossman

   Yitzchak’s actions seem similar to those of his father Avraham. A closer look at the relationship between Yitzchak and Abimelech reveals that Yitzchak resolves moral dilemmas that Avraham leaves open ended.

2. Why Would Anyone Stop Up Wells?

   Rabbi David Silverberg

3. Why Avimelekh Changed his Attitude toward Yitzhak

   Rabbi David Silverberg

4. Yitzhak's and Avraham's Agreements with Avimelekh

   Rabbi David Silverberg

5. Avimelekh's Self-Righteousness

   Rabbi David Silverberg

6. The Three Stories of the Matriarchs Taken to the King

   Rabbi Gad Eldad

   In Parashat Toldot, we encounter for the third time one of the patriarchs wishing to settle in a new place - where he introduces his wife as his sister, but the king finds out and confronts him. The first and second stories involve Avraham. The second and third stories both take place in Gerar. From this perspective, the middle story is the link that connects all three stories, and it is indeed the most detailed of them.

   Why did Avraham use the "sister-wife" subterfuge a second time, even though it did not work in Egypt? Was he in the wrong? Was Avimelekh innocent? What is his true character? And why is the plague on his house mentioned only at the very end? Did Avimelekh's full obedience to God's command  stem from genuine integrity and morality, or from coercion?

    

7. “Behold I have given…” – On gifts and those things that are not gifts

   Rabbanit Dr. Michal Tikochinsky