Chayei Sarah
Life continues, even – or especially – when it seems to pass away.
Sarah, the mother of every Jew, passes away at the age of 127. Abraham, in the first documented real estate deal in history, purchases a double cave in Hebron in which to put his beloved wife to rest. Isaac, the consummate scholar, is not getting any younger. Eliezer, the butler, is sent to discover the perfect girl for Isaac. Thus was the matchmaking industry born. Rebecca wasn’t just beautiful and lovely, she was kind and refined. Isaac and Rebecca marry, the second link in the chain of the Jewish people. At the age of 175, Abraham passes from this physical plane and is laid to rest next to his wife Sarah in Hebron, by his sons Isaac and Ishmael.
Is There Life after Death? Eternal Lessons from our Matriarch Sarah
In this week’s Torah Portion, Chayei Sarah, we discuss the passing of Sarah, and yet the whole portion is named The Life of Sarah. Let’s take a moment to pause and reflect on the meaning of life itself.
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Giving Yourself Spiritual Self Care
Discover how to get an x-ray of your soul and identify which parts need strengthening. Learn exercises and “vitamins” that nourish and nurture the “muscles” of your soul’s different faculties.
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Are You Grateful? The Power of Gratitude Thanksgiving Workshop
Join Rabbi Jacobson in this Thanksgiving workshop as he unearths the earliest roots of gratitude and  how it can reveal your deepest resources and transform your life.
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Two Conflicting Voices: The Battle of the Twins
Discover the dichotomous forces in our psyche and dissect the roots of our inner conflicts, demystifying and defanging the confusion and fear they create.
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The Mysterious City of Chevron
The mysterious city Chevron holds the secret of integration: finding harmony in a divisive universe, both in our personal lives and the the world at large.
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Eternity in a Second
Redefine your life and reshape your relationships by discovering how to bring every moment to life and turn every second into eternity.
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Can East Meet West? Transcendent Integration
Learn how can we bridge the schisms between people, communities, nations, cultures and faiths and how to achieve harmony between conflicts within us.
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The True Meaning of Life
Much can be learned from advertising. What exactly does it mean to be alive? Chayei Sarah reveals for us a completely new definition and dimension of life. A true life is a spiritual life.
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Messenger or Matchmaker
Ultimate commitment is when an independent thinker chooses to dedicate himself to a cause greater than himself, to be a messenger and extension of it.
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Chayei Sarah: Ishmael – How Does it End?
It was Sarah’s banishing Ishmael that ultimately caused him to return to the right path.
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