“ֵ ה שָָׂ רָ ה אִ שְְׁ תֶֶּ ךָ וַ יֹֹּאמֶ ר הִ נֵֵּ ה בָ אֹהֶ לוַ יֹֹּאמְ רוּ אֵ לָ יו אַ יֹּ”
“They said to him, ‘Where is Sarah your wife?’ [Avraham] said, ‘She is in the tent’ ” (Bereishis 18:9)
Vayeira: 147 Pesukim • No Mitzvos listed
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Vayeira: Hashem appears to Avraham, who, despite the unbearable heat, seeks to welcome guests • Avraham rushes to greet three "nomads" • An angel foretells that Sarah will bear a child, Sarah laughs • Two angels leave for Sedom • Hashem tells Avraham that He intends to destroy Sedom • Avraham (unsuccessfully) pleads with Hashem to spare Sedom • The angels arrive at Sedom and Lot hosts them • The people of Sedom attempt to attack the guests • The angels extract Lot's family from the doomed city, commanding them not to look back at the destruction as they flee • Lot, his wife and two unmarried daughters escape the city • Lot's wife looks back and turns into a pillar of salt • Lot and his daughters settle in a cave • Lot’s daughters get their father drunk and bear their father’s children, naming them Ammon and Moav • Avimelech takes Sarah, Hashem appears to Avimelech in a dream • Avimelech returns Sarah along with gifts • Yitzchok is born, and then circumcised when eight days old • Sarah worries about Yishmael’s influence on Yitzchok • Hashem commands Avraham to heed Sarah and banish Hagar and Yishmael • Yishmael is saved from death in the desert; an angel promises that Yishmael will be a large nation • Akeidas Yitzchok • Avraham is promised great blessings for passing the test • Rivkah is born to Avraham’s extended family.
Haftarah: Avraham Avinu is renowned with his great acts of chessed. The haftarah discusses chessed which was performed by Elisha on two occasions (Melachim Beis 4:1-37). Both the widow and the Isha Hashunamis who benefited from Elisha’s chessed performed chessed in kind with others.
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