<p>The pasuk tells us that Avraham was old. This seems pretty obvious as we know he was over 100! But it gets even more puzzling when we remember that the Torah already told us in Parshas Vayeira that Avraham was old! Why tell us twice?</p>

The pasuk tells us that Avraham was old. This seems pretty obvious as we know he was over 100! But it gets even more puzzling when we remember that the Torah already told us in Parshas Vayeira that Avraham was old! Why tell us twice?

Dvar Torah for Parshas Chayei Sarah

The long-running "Ancient Ideas for the Modern Mind" Dvar Torah blog is now a podcast! Listen as Rabbi Yosef Segal gives his weekly Dvar Torah, while also discussing a variety of Torah topics including Chumash, Hashkafa, and Halacha. Visit the blog at oldideasforthemodernmind.blogspot.com for the text of each Dvar Torah, and check out hashkafahandbook.com for more from AIMeM Torah.

These episodes were originally published between August of 2016 and August of 2020. Due to technical difficulties, they are being republished without edit on a new feed.

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The long-running "Ancient Ideas for the Modern Mind" Dvar Torah blog is now a podcast! Listen as Rabbi Yosef Segal gives his weekly Dvar Torah, while also discussing a variety of Torah topics including Chumash, Hashkafa, and Halacha. Visit the blog at oldideasforthemodernmind.blogspot.com for the text of each Dvar Torah, and check out hashkafahandbook.com for more from AIMeM Torah. These episodes were originally published between August of 2016 and August of 2020. Due to technical difficulties, they are being republished without edit on a new feed.

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