[Avodah] Erev Shabbos Thoughts

Micha Berger via Avodah avodah at lists.aishdas.org
Fri May 19 12:19:25 PDT 2017


On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 12:16:28PM -0400, Cantor Wolberg via Avodah wrote:
: The difference is compelling: "Mitzachaik" is in the present tense and
: "Yitzchok" is in the future tense. Sarah realized that Ismael's philosophy of
: life was all about the here and now, immediate gratification and getting as
: much pleasure out of life with no concern about the future.

However, "Yishmael", the name, is also in future tense, and later in
his life, "Yitzchaq metzacheiq es Rivqah ishto" (26:8) -- in the present
tense.

And while "Yishmael's" name is about listening, not tzechoq, is not
listening MORE fundamental to a healthy relationship?

:-)BBii!
-Micha

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