The Secret of Bread: Torah Ohr Chayei Sara

Real Women, Real Torah

05-11-2023 • 51 mins

Torah Ohr Parshas Chayei Sara


Why are human beings dependent on an act so mundane as eating food in order to survive? What is the nature of our relationship with food and what does that tell us about how we can engage with the physical world around us in a way that lifts us up, rather than dragging us down? This maamar answers these questions by exploring the mystical symbolism of the mearas hamachpela and the meaning of a cryptic line from the Arizal’s poem sung on Shabbos day, “Asader L’seudasa”.


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