This morning we discuss the connection between the Torah reading of the first day of Rosh Hashana, which tells the story of Avraham sending away Hagar and Yishmael, and the Torah reading of the second day, Akeidat Yitzchak (the Binding of Isaac). Using a source I learned from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, we present a radical proposal of the Akeidah as a punishment, and convey this lesson with a remarkable, mystical story of two great Chassidic leaders at the Ocean of Tears.

Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.

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