Around the Shabbat Table
Covenant & Conversation | November 14, 2025
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Around the Shabbat Table

Covenant & Conversation | December 08, 2025

1. Divine promises are not guarantees; they are challenges.” What does this message mean to you?

2. Why do you think struggle is such an important part of faith?

3. Where else in Tanach are the characters tested in their faith and commitment to God? What about in later Jewish history?

These questions come from this week’s Family Edition to Rabbi Sacks’ Covenant & Conversation. For an interactive, multi-generational study, check out the full edition at rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/chayei-sarah/hopes-and-fears/

1. Divine promises are not guarantees; they are challenges.” What does this message mean to you?

2. Why do you think struggle is such an important part of faith?

3. Where else in Tanach are the characters tested in their faith and commitment to God? What about in later Jewish history?

These questions come from this week’s Family Edition to Rabbi Sacks’ Covenant & Conversation. For an interactive, multi-generational study, check out the full edition at rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/chayei-sarah/hopes-and-fears/

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