Regret and the Akeida
Menucha Magazine | November 13, 2025
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Regret and the Akeida

Menucha Magazine | December 08, 2025

Do I cherish every mitzva?
Oh yes, you bet!
And what if something faulty happens?!
Doing the mitzva I don’t ________!

A Midrash to this week’s parsha teaches [Bereishis Rabba 58:8] that an angel was trying to make Avraham Avinu regret the Akeida by showing to him that Sarah’s petirah was a result of the Akeida. And Avraham overcame that challenge. Since we have the spiritual genes of our Avos, we can also overcome such challenges.

Do I cherish every mitzva?
Oh yes, you bet!
And what if something faulty happens?!
Doing the mitzva I don’t ________!

A Midrash to this week’s parsha teaches [Bereishis Rabba 58:8] that an angel was trying to make Avraham Avinu regret the Akeida by showing to him that Sarah’s petirah was a result of the Akeida. And Avraham overcame that challenge. Since we have the spiritual genes of our Avos, we can also overcome such challenges.

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