Parsha Perspectives for Today (Vayeira, 5783) - Leave an Ethical Will

What’s said in this shiur

The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Efrem Goldberg’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

the idea of living a self-centered egocentric life of being focused only on himself and his happiness is more painful than baking in the sun we can relate here in South Florida the weather has turned and it is beginning to be magnificent and I see many of you have arrived welcome back to South Florida by the way the um we know what it's like in the summer here to bake in that sun it's oppressive it absolutely draws all the energy out of you it can knock you out we are desperate to get back inside back in the air conditioning back in the shade back in the cool weather and avrah mavina says a thought the thought of being inside by myself the thought of neglecting or ignoring people who could need my help no way absolutely not he refuses and he sits and he sits outside there are several magnificent things to learn about avram's set here in this case one the author of calm wonders if the turtle wants to delineate the Torah wants to elaborate the Torah wants to communicate and educate about the importance of significant and the details of how to do why does it choose that now with people now with human beings not with we know that avram avinu the planet took care of his guests in extraordinary ways he went to Great Lengths he didn't live this any stone unturned he did incredible things for them and yet when

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1. 2:02the idea of living a self-centered egocentric life of being focused only on himself and his…
2. 7:46resentment and anger we shouldn't stop says the author of calm avram avinu these are angels…
3. 14:07he interrupts his rochnius to pursue helping someone else with their gashmias says that's what though…
4. 19:46seven days they couldn't go back up therefore they moved in for six months it is…
5. 25:51it merely makes no sense as intelligent as bright as accomplished as we are we are…
6. 32:02little bit of a typical Shabbos meal you have so many opinions about how much we…
7. 38:06the world avram is the first one who gets it Adam that's the first one who…
8. 44:12we say you know why I became aware of that because I meant to protest and…
9. 49:55about you at your lavaya you went back to the place that he stood he went…
10. 56:10tells us look why is avram feel so compelled to go save load he's fighting for…

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