Lech Lecha 5769 #2 in English
Rav David Daniel Hacohen שליט״א
Summary
In this second English class on Lech Lecha, the Rav discusses why Avraham went down to Egypt during the famine and asked Sarah to say she was his sister. He then recalls the war of the kings, the rescue of Lot, and Avraham's refusal to take anything from the king of Sodom, in contrast with the gifts he accepted in Egypt, which he kept for Sarah's burial. According to the Rav, the deeper reason is that Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov are reincarnations of Adam Harishon, who had mixed holy and unholy souls, and each came to separate them. The Rav says Avraham went to Egypt hoping to cancel the decree of exile, but Hashem did not allow it, and Yitzchak was told not to go because his merit was needed for the time of the Mashiach. The Rav concludes that we must be very careful to avoid mistakes, since their consequences can last for generations.
Highlights
- 0:04 Famine in the land: Avraham decides to go down to Egypt Exile The Patriarchs
- 0:39 Avraham asks Sarah to say she is his sister Marriage and family The Patriarchs
- 1:38 The war of the kings and Avraham's rescue of Lot Current events The Patriarchs
- 2:37 Avraham refuses any reward from the king of Sodom Trust in G-d Character traits
- 3:14 Pharaoh returns Sarah and gives gifts; Avraham keeps them for her burial Marriage and family The Patriarchs
- 3:55 The purchase of the Cave of Machpela from Efron for 400 shekels The Land of Israel The Patriarchs
- 6:20 Adam Harishon's mistake: a mixture of holy and unholy souls Kabbalah Secrets of the Torah
- 7:20 The fathers as reincarnations of Adam, separating the holy from the unholy Reincarnation Tikkun
- 8:19 Avraham goes to Egypt hoping to stop the exile Exile Redemption
- 9:47 Yitzchak must not go to Egypt: his merit is needed for the Mashiach The Patriarchs Mashiach
- 10:24 A lesson: be very careful to avoid mistakes Mussar Repentance