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it's time for Rabbi minkowitz weekly
Torah lesson a place where life's most
difficult questions are answered here
with his spiritual perspective and
insight Rabbi minkowitz welcome to this
week's Torah lesson this week's Torah
portion is par the question of the week
is how can we live forever so in this
week's Torah
portion
name which means the life of s we find
something intriguing the Torah portion
is called the life of of Sarah but
nevertheless right in the beginning it
tells us about Sarah dying and
everything that takes place after her
death so the question is why is it
called the life of Sarah if it should
been called the death of
Sarah so the rebi explains a fascinating
insight and he says as follows here we
see the torah's definition of what life
is life one might think you're alive in
this physical world that's life and when
you die you're dead the Torah is here
teaching us a profound idea and that is
what is life life is what you stood for
and what you stand for your values and
your principles continue after you're
dead then even though you might be
physically dead but you are still
spiritually alive so if you give a look
into the Torah portion what do you see
after Sarah passes away which was a
traumatic event for her
children y marries
Rebecca and Rebecca comes into the tent
that that Sarah lived and it says all
the blessings came back in other words
what were the blessings so it says that
when Sarah was alive there was a special
beautiful spiritual Cloud over the tent
her food was blessed the light the
spiritual light the aura in her tent was
beautiful everything came back with
Rifka so in other words even though
Sarah passed away but Rifka continued
living the same life and as we know the
Torah tells us with yakob it says yakob
never died but they ask what do you mean
he never died doesn't say anywhere in
the Torah he died but he did die they
buried him they embalmed him and the tal
teaches us that as long as your children
are alive not only physically but
spiritually and go in your footsteps
it's as if you are alive so in another
words how could you live forever if your
values and principles are carried on by
your children and grandchilden you will
live forever this week's Torah lesson is
dedicated to the memory of B
may his soul be elevated by the Torah
that we're studying in his memory thanks
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