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 form Avraham's house?
Were Avraham's guests angels or men ? How does that affect your reading of the story as a whole?
What might the many parallels between the lives of Avraham and Yitzchak teach about both father and son?

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