Venue: OU-JLIC at Queens College OU-JLIC at Queens College

Machshava:

Chassidut,  Middot,  Spirituality 

Parsha:

Toldot 

Collections: Rabbi Charnoff Nesivos Shalom

Description

We are told in Parshat Toldot that Avraham Avinu kept the whole Torah. Why is this only emphasized by Avraham and not Yitzchak or Yaakov? What is it only emphasized by Chazal that he was tested 10 times and not the other Avot? Why does Yitzchak have to re-dig Avraham's wells in the Parsha? The Netivot Shalom offers a fresh perspective on the distinctions between the Avot and how to achieve the proper balance between love and fear of Hashem in our lives. (Bereishit, Toldot: Vayishmor Mishmarti, pp. 165-166)