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| − | Often readers picture Avraham as an active trailblazer, and Yitzchak as but a passive shadow, whose main contribution is being a link in the chain. Is this an accurate depiction?< | + | <p>Often readers picture Avraham as an active trailblazer, and Yitzchak as but a passive shadow, whose main contribution is being a link in the chain. Is this an accurate depiction?</p> |
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<li>What do you think are the strengths and weaknesses of each character?</li> | <li>What do you think are the strengths and weaknesses of each character?</li> | ||
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<li>What are the main points of similarity and difference between the two?</li> | <li>What are the main points of similarity and difference between the two?</li> | ||
<li>Perhaps surprisingly, the stories of father and son are actually quite similar, and exploring the parallels helps a reader appreciate both the overlap between and the uniqueness of each leader.  See <a href="Avraham and Yitzchak" data-aht="page">Avraham and Yitzchak</a> for more.</li> | <li>Perhaps surprisingly, the stories of father and son are actually quite similar, and exploring the parallels helps a reader appreciate both the overlap between and the uniqueness of each leader.  See <a href="Avraham and Yitzchak" data-aht="page">Avraham and Yitzchak</a> for more.</li> | ||
Version as of 23:55, 15 November 2016
Shabbat Table Topics – Parashat Chayyei Sarah
Like Father, Like Son?
Often readers picture Avraham as an active trailblazer, and Yitzchak as but a passive shadow, whose main contribution is being a link in the chain. Is this an accurate depiction?
- What do you think are the strengths and weaknesses of each character?
- What are the main points of similarity and difference between the two?
- Perhaps surprisingly, the stories of father and son are actually quite similar, and exploring the parallels helps a reader appreciate both the overlap between and the uniqueness of each leader. See Avraham and Yitzchak for more.
