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The Binding of Isaac (Akedah): Abraham's Ultimate Test
Genesis 22 tells of God commanding Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac — then stopping him at the last moment. The Akedah is read on Rosh Hashanah and has been debated by Jewish thinkers for three thousand years.
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Parashat Vayera: Hospitality, Justice, and the Binding of Isaac
Parashat Vayera follows Abraham from welcoming three strangers to arguing with God over Sodom, from the miraculous birth of Isaac to the harrowing test of the Akedah — the Binding of Isaac.
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