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אריו תשרפ Mesivta Ateres Yaakov לדנייש הרש
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November 7, 2020 The Ruth & Hyman Simon High School

BLESSING IN DISGUISE Yeshayahu Leff, 12th Grade
Candle Lighting: 4:27
First עמש תאירק ןמז: 8:29 In אריו תשרפ, הרש, the 90-year-old wife of םהרבא, receives a most surprising piece
Second עמש תאירק ןמז: 9:05 of information from an unusual source. She is told by Arab nomads, visiting

First הלפת ןמז: 9:56
םהרבא’s house, that in one year she will have a child. Instinctively, הרש laughs at
Second הלפת ןמז: 10:20
this prediction out of disbelief.
העיקש: 4:44

Earliest Havdalah: 5:34
ה ‘ immediately appears to םהרבא and angrily inquires: “Why did הרש laugh? Is
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All times are for the Five Towns there something that is beyond the Almighty? At the appointed time I shall

return, and behold הרש will have a son.”

ה ‘ ’s ire must be explained. After all, הרש was not told by ה that she will have a
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baby. She was informed by what appeared to be Arab wanderers. Albeit the ארמג
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j.zern@ateresyaakov.com HOSPITALITY FOR ITS OWN SAKE Shmuel Jacobs, 11th Grade

There’s a famous lesson learned from םהרבא’s encounter with his three “guests.”

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: As we all know, םהרבא was in the middle of talking to ה when he was suddenly
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presence of ה.
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The question presents itself: How was םהרבא able to leave ה, who is all powerful,
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Tzadikkim in favor of humans, who are incomparable to the Almighty?

Parsha Page 3 A possible answer to this question lies in the teachings on םיחרוא תסנכה.
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Surprisingly, זח teach that in reality, showing hospitality for guests surpasses
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Baruch

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