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Parashat Vayera – Opening Questions

Did the Patriarchs and Matriarchs observe all of the Torah's commandments?
What happened to Lot's wife and why?
Is collective salvation any more just than collective punishment? What was Avraham praying for in Sedom?
What did Yishmael do that justified his being banished from Avraham's house?
Were Avraham's guests angels or men ? How does that affect the story as a whole?
How should Yishmael's character be evaluated?
What does Akeidat Yitzchak teach about morality, sacrifice, and Hashem's omniscience?

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 	<li>What happened to <a href="Lot's Wife and Her Fate" data-aht="page">Lot's wife</a> and why?</li>
 	<li>Is <a href="Avraham's Prayer for Sedom‎" data-aht="page">collective salvation </a>any more just than collective punishment?  What was Avraham praying for in Sedom?</li>
-	<li>What did Yishmael do that justified his being <a href="Banishment of Hagar and Yishmael‎" data-aht="page">banished form Avraham's house</a>?</li>
+	<li>What did Yishmael do that justified his being <a href="Banishment of Hagar and Yishmael‎" data-aht="page">banished from Avraham's house</a>?</li>
-	<li>Were Avraham's guests <a href="Avraham's Guests – Angels or Men" data-aht="page">angels or men </a>and how does that affect your reading of the story as a whole?</li>
+	<li>Were Avraham's guests <a href="Avraham's Guests – Angels or Men" data-aht="page">angels or men </a>? How does that affect the story as a whole?</li>
-	<li>What might the many parallels between the live of <a href="Avraham and Yitzchak" data-aht="page">Avraham and Yitzchak</a> teach about both father and son?</li>
+	<li>How should <a href="A Portrait of Yishmael" data-aht="page">Yishmael's character</a> be evaluated?</li>
+        <li>What does <a href="Purpose of Akeidat Yitzchak" data-aht="page">Akeidat Yitzchak</a> teach about morality, sacrifice, and Hashem's omniscience?</li>
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