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Explaining Sarah’s Absence: Why Sarah is not Mentioned at the Akeidah

JL;DR SUMMARY Exploring the absence of Sarah in the Akeidah narrative of Genesis 22, Michael Wolff examines various Jewish interpretations which question why Sarah was not involved in what is considered a crucial test of faith for Abraham. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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GenesisGender RolesMidrashAbrahamSarahIsaacWomen's RolesRabbinic TraditionAkeidahFaith Tests

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Hebron, Palestinian Territories
"Satan, again in the guise of an old man, meets her in Hebron."

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