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Chayei Sara: The Significance of the Historic Purchase of the Meoras Hamachpeila

1.2K views · Nov 9, 2025

Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

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Okay, good morning everyone. We have an amazing topic today. Actually, this topic is uh appropriate for the cause. Today's show is dedicated by my dear friend Dr. Fuges in honor of the yard site of Rabbi Mayor Kahana. Okay, the first 20ukum of this week's para are a very indepth description of the are a very indepth description of the purchase of the cave of the patriarchs. What's of note is nearly every time the Tory references the it say oh the Abraham bought from the B. So even though we have 20ukim describing how he bought it from the b the tora will not waste an opportunity to describe how when they bury uh to describe how when they bury uh someone there being buried in the kev okay let's say at the end of where now really you would have thought it could stop there where Okay, so now we got the address. We got a very exact address and now we have to have the deed shares. I think we remember that Abraham bought it from the I think we remember that was the first 20 of the para. Then let's talk about Jacobu tells Y listen Y uh my days are coming uh upon me Um, I know. Let's see. And then Okay, then at the end of Oh, okay. Here we go. Where? Where is the >> [clears throat] >> But I think we know that already. We know who we know how we got it. Why nearly

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  2. 2:39then at the end of Oh, okay. Here we go. Where? Where is the >> [clears…
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  9. 21:02why even though Yakabino says Abraino says give me the field if you don't give it…
  10. 23:42a buy. In other words, he already owned Kenyan but now he needs to he needs…

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