What Every Man Must Tell His Wife - Identifying the First Recorded Words of Avraham Avinu

You know, they say Rabbi Soloveitchik says, "Not everything that you think you should say, and not everything you say should you write." So, this is something that not everything you say should you write, but I'm going to say it, okay? I'm thinking we're introduced to Avraham Avinu in Noach. However, even though we're introduced to him, we know that he has a father, he has a brother, he has a wife, he has a nephew. How many words did Avraham Avinu say in Noach? >> Zero. >> He didn't say anything. How about it when Hashem says, "Avraham, go!" What did um what did Avraham say? "Sure thing, God." No. No. He didn't say anything. He just went. So, I was thinking, it's probably very interesting, what were the first words ever uttered by Avraham Avinu in the Torah? Because, you know, there's a principle in the Torah the first time something appears in the Torah sets the tone for its whole essence. So, probably it's significant, what are the very first words that Avraham Avinu ever uttered? >> Hineni. >> He says Hinei >> Hineni. >> No, he says Hinei na yadati ki isha yefat mareh at. Now I know you're beautiful. What was Avraham Avinu meshamel? Avraham Avinu is the uh is the para- paragon of which middah? >> Chessed. >> Chessed. Yeah, he's the greatest ba'al chessed whoever lived. The the biggest responsibility of chessed is to who? To complete strangers? When we say a person has to show kindness to others, your greatest responsibility in this world is to do kindness to who? Your relatives. Your relatives. Of all your relatives, your greatest responsibility of kindness is to Your wife. What's more valuable, giving kindness with money or with words? Words. What's the greatest kindness that a person can do in this world? To say to your wife the words that Abraham Avinu said to Sarah. Those are the first words ever uttered by Abraham Avinu. I think it's worthwhile to to to point that out. Abraham Avinu, who is he? Well, Abraham Avinu is the greatest person who ever lived. Really? To who? To everyone. To even criminals and Sodom, even to Arabs who come. And what about his family? Now, you want to know who Abraham Avinu is? Let's get hit the first words ever recorded. You want to know the greatest act of kindness you could do in this world? Right here. Think about that one.