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Supra-rational vs. Rational: The Reason For a Bris—Circumcision (Parsha Vayeira)

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Rabbi Aaron L Raskin

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  1. 0:00There's a beautiful story in the Midrash. The Midrash says that Yitzchak and Yishmael were contending…
  2. 2:36prescribed time. Which answers another interesting detail that according to many commentaries, Avram Avinu was circumcised…
  3. 5:11In reality, he's accepting the entire Torah. Yet a child of eight days old can't talk.…
  4. 7:46we will enter into tumultuous waters, into difficult times, and challenging times, this bond will keep…
  5. 10:20till the next shabbat, the next time they read the Torah. On a Thursday or a…
  6. 12:57covenant and we make a deal, it could be broken. But by God, it's eternal. It's…
  7. 15:32A woman doesn't need to go through the circumcision, but she needs to accept the entire…
  8. 18:05bond keeps you together. But as humans, we're limited and therefore it could break. This promise,…
  9. 20:38Finally, Jacob opens the door, and a KGB walks in, a man of high rank. And…
  10. 23:12And the woman said, "Okay, now over here in this room you're going to do the…

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