Seder Yomi

Chapter Previewהַקְדָּמָה

In this aliyah, we learn about the great simcha of the birth of Yitzchak to Avraham and Sarah in their old age, a miracle that brings laughter and wonder to everyone who hears of it. We see the child grow and get weaned, which Avraham celebrates with a great feast. But the simcha is quickly met with a serious nisayon as Sarah sees Yishmael, the son of Hagar, playing in a way that threatens Yitzchak's spiritual future.

Sarah demands that Avraham cast out Hagar and her son so that Yishmael will not inherit together with Yitzchak. Although this dabar is very painful to Avraham, Hashem tells him to listen to everything Sarah says, assuring him that his true seed will be called through Yitzchak. Avraham sends them away into the midbar, where they face a desperate situation when their water runs out.

All introductions, summaries, and contextual notes are the editor's commentary and are not part of the original text.אַלע הַקְדָּמוֹת, סִכּוּמִים, און הערות זענען דעם רעדאַקטאָר'ס באַמערקונגען און זענען נישט קיין טייל פונעם אָריגינעלן טעקסט.

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וְאַבְרָהָםand Avrahamבֶּןwas a son ofמְאַתone hundredשָׁנָהyearsבְּהִוָּלֶדat the being bornלוֹto himאֵת—יִצְחָקYitzchakבְּנוֹ׃his son

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וַתֹּאמֶרAnd saidשָׂרָהSarahצְחֹקlaughterעָשָׂהhas madeלִיfor meאֱלֹהִיםGodכָּלeveryoneהַשֹּׁמֵעַwho hearsיִצְחַקwill laughלִי׃with me

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יצחקwill rejoiceלי.for meיִשְׂמַחwill rejoiceעָלַי.over meוּמִ"אַand from Midrashהַרְבֵּהmanyעֲקָרוֹתbarren womenנִפְקְדוּwere rememberedעִמָּהּ,with herהַרְבֵּהmanyחוֹלִיםsick peopleנִתְרַפְּאוּwere healedבוֹon thatבַיּוֹם,dayהַרְבֵּהmanyתְפִלּוֹתprayersנַעֲנוּwere answeredעִמָּהּ,with herוְרֹבand abundance ofשְׂחוֹקlaughterהָיָהwasבָעוֹלָם:in the world

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וַתֹּאמֶרAnd she saidמִיwhoמִלֵּלwould have spokenלְאַבְרָהָםto Avrahamהֵינִיקָהwould suckleבָנִיםchildrenשָׂרָהSarahכִּיthatיָלַדְתִּיI have borneבֵןa sonלִזְקֻנָיו׃for his old age

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מיWhoמללspokeלאברהם.to Avrahamלְשׁוֹןan expression ofשֶׁבַחpraiseוַחֲשִׁיבוּת,and importanceרְאוּ,seeמִיwhoהוּאHe isוְכַמָּהand how muchהוּאHeשׁוֹמֵרkeepsהַבְטָחָתוֹHis promiseהַקָּבָּ"הthe Holy One blessed be Heמַבְטִיחַpromisesוְעוֹשֶׂה.and performs

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מלל.Spokeשִׁנָּהchangedהַכָּתוּבthe Scriptureוְלֹאand did notאָמַרsayדִּבֵּרspoke–גִּימַטְרִיָּאthe numerical valueשֶׁלּוֹof itק',is one hundredכְּלוֹמַרmeaning to sayלְסוֹףat the end ofמֵאָהone hundredלְאַבְרָהָם:for Avraham

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היניקהsuckledבניםchildrenשרה.Sarahוּמַהוּand what isבָנִיםchildrenלְשׁוֹןin the language ofרַבִּים?pluralבְּיוֹםon the day ofהַמִּשְׁתֶּהthe feastהֵבִיאוּbroughtהַשָּׂרוֹתthe princessesבְּנֵיהֶןtheir childrenעִמָּהֶןwith themוְהֵנִיקָהand she suckledאוֹתָם,themשֶׁהָיוּfor they wereאוֹמְרוֹתsayingלֹאnotיָלְדָהgave birthשָׂרָה,Sarahאֶלָֹּאbut ratherאֲסוּפִיa foundlingהֵבִיאָהshe broughtמִןfromהַשּׁוּק:the street

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וַיִּגְדַּלAnd grewהַיֶּלֶדthe childוַיִּגָּמַלand was weanedוַיַּעַשׂand madeאַבְרָהָםAvrahamמִשְׁתֶּהa feastגָדוֹלgreatבְּיוֹםon the day ofהִגָּמֵלthe weaning ofאֶת—יִצְחָק׃Yitzchak

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ויגמל.And he was weanedלְסוֹףat the end ofכ"דtwenty-fourחֹדֶשׁmonthsגיטיןGittinע"ה75b:

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משתהA feastגדול.greatשֶׁהָיוּthat there wereשָׁםthereגְּדוֹלֵיthe great men ofהַדּוֹרthe generationשֵׁםShemוָעֵבֶרand Eberוַאֲבִימֶלֶךְand AvimelechבראשיתBereishisרבהRabbah:

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וַתֵּרֶאAnd she sawשָׂרָהSarahאֶת—בֶּןthe son ofהָגָרHagarהַמִּצְרִיתthe Egyptianאֲשֶׁרwhomיָלְדָהshe boreלְאַבְרָהָםto Avrahamמְצַחֵק׃making merry

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מצחק.making sportלְשׁוֹןan expression ofעֲ"זָ,idol worshipכְּמוֹasשֶׁנֶּאֱמַרit is saidוַיָּקֻמוּand they roseלְצַחֵקto make merryשמותShemosל"ב32,דָּ"אַanother explanationלְשׁוֹןan expression ofגִּלּוּיuncovering ofעֲרָיוֹת,forbidden relationsכְּמָהasדְּתֵימָאyou sayלְצַחֶקto mockבִּיat meבראשיתBereishisל"ט39,דָּ"אַanother explanationלְשׁוֹןan expression ofרְצִיחָה,murderכְּמוֹasיָקוּמוּlet ariseנָאpleaseהַנְּעָרִיםthe young menוִישַׂחֲקוּand make sportלְפָנֵינוּbefore usוְגוֹ'etcשמואלShmuelבIIב'2,שֶׁהָיָהthat he wasמֵרִיבquarrellingעִםwithיִצְחָקYitzchakעַלaboutהַיְרֻשָּׁהthe inheritanceוְאוֹמֵרand sayingאֲנִיI amבְּכוֹרthe firstbornוְנוֹטֵלand I takeפִּיa portion ofשְׁנַיִם,doubleוְיוֹצְאִיםand they went outבַּשָּׂדֶהinto the fieldוְנוֹטֵלand he tookקַשְׁתּוֹhis bowוְיוֹרֶהand shotבוֹat himחִצִּים,arrowsכְּמָהasדְּתֵימָאyou sayכְּמִתְלַהְלֵהַּas a madmanהַיֹּרֶהwho castsזִקִּיםfirebrandsוְגוֹ'etcוְאָמַרand saysהֲלֹאam I notמְשַׂחֵקmockingאָנִיIמשליMishleiכ"ו26:

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וַתֹּאמֶרAnd she saidלְאַבְרָהָםto Avrahamגָּרֵשׁdrive outהָאָמָהthe maidservantהַזֹּאתthisוְאֶתand —בְּנָהּher sonכִּיforלֹאnotיִירַשׁshall inheritבֶּןthe son ofהָאָמָהthe maidservantהַזֹּאתthisעִםwithבְּנִיmy sonעִםwithיִצְחָק׃Yitzchak

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עםwithבניmy sonעםwithיצחק.Yitzchakמִכֵּיוָןsinceשֶׁהוּאthat he isבְנִיmy sonאֲפִלּוּevenאִםifאֵינוֹhe is notהָגוּןworthyכְּיִצְחָק,like Yitzchakאוֹorהָגוּןworthyכְּיִצְחָקlike Yitzchakאֲפִלּוּevenאֵינוֹhe is notבְנִי,my sonאֵיןis notזֶהthis oneכְדַאיdeservingלִירַשׁto inheritעִמּוֹ,with himקַ"וָhow much more soעִםwithבְּנִיmy sonעִםwithיִצְחָק,Yitzchakשֶׁשְּׁתֵיהֶןthat both of themבּוֹare in himבראשיתBereishisרבהRabbah:

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וַיֵּרַעAnd was evilהַדָּבָרthe matterמְאֹדgreatlyבְּעֵינֵיin the eyes ofאַבְרָהָםAvrahamעַלonאוֹדֹתaccount ofבְּנוֹ׃his son

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עלOnאודותaccount ofבנו.his sonשֶׁשָּׁמַעbecause he heardשֶׁיָּצָאthat he went outלְתַרְבּוּתto a cultureרָעָהevilבראשיתBereishisרבהRabbah,וּפְשׁוּטוֹand its simple meaningעַלis becauseשֶׁאָמְרָהthat she saidלוֹto himלְשַׁלְּחוֹ:to send him away

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וַיֹּאמֶרAnd saidאֱלֹהִיםGodאֶלtoאַבְרָהָםAvrahamאַלdo notיֵרַעlet it be badבְּעֵינֶיךָin your eyesעַלconcerningהַנַּעַרthe youthוְעַלand concerningאֲמָתֶךָyour maidservantכֹּלallאֲשֶׁרthatתֹּאמַרshe saysאֵלֶיךָto youשָׂרָהSarahשְׁמַעhearkenבְּקֹלָהּto her voiceכִּיforבְיִצְחָקthrough Yitzchakיִקָּרֵאwill be calledלְךָfor youזָרַע׃offspring

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שמעhearkenבקולה.unto her voiceלָמַדְנוּwe have learnedשֶׁהָיָהthat wasאַבְרָהָםAvrahamטָפֵלsecondaryלְשָׂרָהto Sarahבִּנְבִיאוּת:in prophecy

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וְגַםAnd alsoאֶת—בֶּןthe son ofהָאָמָהthe maidservantלְגוֹיinto a nationאֲשִׂימֶנּוּI will make himכִּיbecauseזַרְעֲךָyour seedהוּא׃he is

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וַיַּשְׁכֵּםAnd Avraham arose earlyאַבְרָהָםAvrahamבַּבֹּקֶרin the morningוַיִּקַּחand he tookלֶחֶםbreadוְחֵמַתand a skin ofמַיִםwaterוַיִּתֵּןand he gaveאֶלtoהָגָרHagarשָׂםhe placedעַלuponשִׁכְמָהּher shoulderוְאֶתand —הַיֶּלֶדthe childוַיְשַׁלְּחֶהָand he sent her awayוַתֵּלֶךְand she wentוַתֵּתַעand she wanderedבְּמִדְבַּרin the wilderness ofבְּאֵרBeerשָׁבַע׃Sheva

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לחםbreadוחמתand a flask ofמים.waterוְלֹאand notכֶסֶףsilverוְזָהָב,and goldלְפִיbecauseשֶׁהָיָהthat he wasשׂוֹנְאוֹhating himעַלoverשֶׁיָּצָאthat he went outלְתַרְבּוּתto a cultureרָעָה:evil

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ואתand —הילד.the childאַףevenהַיֶּלֶדthe childשָׂםhe placedעַלonשִׁכְמָהּ,her shoulderשֶׁהִכְנִיסָהfor she castבוֹin himשָׂרָהSarahעַיִןan eyeרָעָהevilוַאֲחָזַתּוּand seized himחַמָּהa feverוְלֹאand notיָכוֹלhe was ableלֵילֵךְto walkבְּרַגְלָיוon his feetבראשיתBereishisרבהRabbah:

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ותלךAnd she wentותתע.and she wanderedחָזְרָהshe returnedלְגִלּוּלֵיto the idols ofבֵיתthe house ofאָבִיהָher fatherפרקיPirkeiדרביDeRabbiאליעזרEliezerפ'chapterל'30:

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וַיִּכְלוּAnd were finishedהַמַּיִםthe waterמִןfromהַחֵמֶתthe skinוַתַּשְׁלֵךְand she castאֶת—הַיֶּלֶדthe childתַּחַתunderאַחַדone ofהַשִּׂיחִם׃the bushes

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ויכלוAnd was spentהמים.the waterלְפִיbecauseשֶׁדֶּרֶךְthat it is the way ofחוֹלִיםsick peopleלִשְׁתּוֹתto drinkהַרְבֵּה:much

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וַתֵּלֶךְAnd she wentוַתֵּשֶׁבand she satלָהּfor herselfמִנֶּגֶדfrom oppositeהַרְחֵקfar offכִּמְטַחֲוֵיlike the draw ofקֶשֶׁתa bowכִּיforאָמְרָהshe saidאַלlet me notאֶרְאֶהlookבְּמוֹתupon the death ofהַיָּלֶדthe childוַתֵּשֶׁבand she satמִנֶּגֶדfrom oppositeוַתִּשָּׂאand she liftedאֶת—קֹלָהּher voiceוַתֵּבְךְּ׃and she wept

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מנגד.From oppositeמֵרָחוֹק:from afar

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כמטחויas the distance ofקשת.a bowshotכִּשְׁתֵּיlike twoטִיחוֹתbowshotsבראשיתBereishisרבהRabbah,וְהוּאand itלְשׁוֹןis an expression ofיְרִיַּתshooting ofחֵץ,an arrowבִּלְשׁוֹןin the language ofמִשְׁנָהthe Mishnahשֶׁהֵטִיחַwho shotבְאִשְׁתּוֹ,into his wifeעַלonשֵׁםaccount ofשֶׁהַזֶּרַעthat the seedיוֹרֶהshootsכַּחֵץ;like an arrowוְאִםand ifתֹּאמַרyou will sayהָיָהit wasלוֹfor itלִכְתֹּבto writeכִּמְטַחֵיas the distance ofקֶשֶׁת,a bowמִשְׁפַּטthe rule ofהַוָּי"וthe letter vavלִכָּנֵסis to enterלְכָאן,to hereכְּמוֹlikeבְּחַגְוֵיin the clefts ofהַסֶּלַעthe rockשירSong ofהשיריםSongsב'two,מִגִּזְרַתfrom the root ofוְהָיְתָהand shall beאַדְמַתthe land ofיְהוּדָהYehudahלְמִצְרַיִםto Mitzrayimלְחָגָּאfor a dreadישעיהוYeshayahuי"טnineteen,וּמִגִּזְרַתand from the root ofיָחוֹגּוּthey reelוְיָנוּעוּand staggerכַּשִּׁכּוֹרlike a drunkardתהיליםTehillimק"זone hundred seven,וְכֵןand likewiseקַצְוֵיthe ends ofאֶרֶץearthתהיליםTehillimס"הsixty five,מִגִּזְרַתfrom the root ofקָצֶה:end

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ותשבAnd she satמנגד.at a distanceכֵּיוָןsinceשֶׁקָּרַבthat he nearedלָמוּתto dieהוֹסִיפָהshe addedלְהִתְרַחֵק:to distance herself

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וַיִּשְׁמַעAnd heardאֱלֹהִיםGodאֶת—קוֹלthe voice ofהַנַּעַרthe youthוַיִּקְרָאand calledמַלְאַךְan angel ofאֱלֹהִיםGodאֶלtoהָגָרHagarמִןfromהַשָּׁמַיִםthe heavensוַיֹּאמֶרand he saidלָהּto herמַהWhatלָּךְis to youהָגָרHagarאַלdo notתִּירְאִיfearכִּיforשָׁמַעheardאֱלֹהִיםGodאֶלtoקוֹלthe voice ofהַנַּעַרthe youthבַּאֲשֶׁרin whereהוּאheשָׁם׃is there

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את—קולthe voice ofהנער.the ladמִכָּאןfrom hereשֶׁיָּפָהthat is betterתְּפִלַּתthe prayer ofהַחוֹלֶהthe sick personמִתְּפִלַּתthan the prayer ofאֲחֵרִיםothersעָלָיוfor himוְהִיאand itקוֹדֶמֶתcomes firstלְהִתְקַבֵּלto be acceptedבראשיתBereishisרבהRabbah:

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באשרin thatהואheשם.is thereלְפִיaccording toמַעֲשִׂיםdeedsשֶׁהוּאthat heעוֹשֶׂהdoesעַכְשָׁוnowהוּאheנִדּוֹן,is judgedוְלֹאand notלְפִיaccording toמַהwhatשֶּׁהוּאthat heעָתִידis destinedלַעֲשׂוֹתto doראשRoshהשנהHashanahט"ז16,לְפִיbecauseשֶׁהָיוּthat wereמַלְאֲכֵיthe angels ofהַשָּׁרֵתthe serviceמְקַטְרְגִיםprosecutingוְאוֹמְרִיםand sayingרִבּוֹנוMasterשֶׁלofעוֹלָם,the universeמִיoneשֶׁעָתִידwho is destinedזַרְעוֹhis offspringלְהָמִיתto killבָּנֶיךָYour childrenבַּצָּמָאwith thirstאַתָּהYouמַעֲלֶהbring upלוֹfor himבְּאֵר,a wellוְהוּאand Heמְשִׁיבָםanswered themעַכְשָׁוnowמַהwhatהוּא,is heצַדִּיקrighteousאוֹorרָשָׁע?wickedאָמְרוּthey saidלוֹto Himצַדִּיק,righteousאָמַרHe saidלָהֶםto themלְפִיaccording toמַעֲשָׂיוhis deedsשֶׁלofעַכְשָׁוnowאֲנִיIדָנוֹ,judge himוְזֶהוּand this isבַּאֲשֶׁרin thatהוּאheשָׁם.is thereוְהֵיכָןand whereהֵמִיתdid he killאֶת—יִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelבַּצָּמָא?with thirstכְּשֶׁהֶגְלָםwhen exiled themנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר,Nebuchadnezzarשֶׁנֶּאֱמַרas it is saidמַשָּׂאThe burdenבַּעְרָבupon Arabiaוְגוֹ'etc.לִקְרַאתtowardצָמֵאthe thirstyהֵתָיוּbringמָיִםwaterוְגוֹ'etc.ישעיהוYeshayahuכ"א21,כְּשֶׁהָיוּwhen they wereמוֹלִיכִיןleadingאוֹתָםthemאֵצֶלnearעַרְבִיִּים,ArabiansהָיוּwereיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelאוֹמְרִיםsayingלְשׁוֹבֵיהֶםto their captorsבְּבַקָּשָׁהpleaseמִכֶּםfrom youהוֹלִיכוּנוּlead usאֵצֶלnearבְּנֵיthe children ofדוֹדֵנוּour uncleיִשְׁמָעֵאלIshmaelוִירַחֲמוּand they will pityעָלֵינוּ,usשֶׁנֶּאֱמַרas it is saidאֹרְחוֹתcaravans ofדְּדָנִיםDedanitesשםthere–אַלdo notתִּקְרֵיreadדְּדָנִיםDedanitesאֶלָּאbutדּוֹדִיםkinsmen–וְאֵלּוּand theseיוֹצְאִיםgo outלִקְרָאתָםtoward themוּמְבִיאִיןand bringלָהֶםto themבָּשָׂרmeatוְדָגand fishמָלוּחַsaltedוְנוֹדוֹתand water-skinsנְפוּחִים,inflatedכִּסְבוּרִיםbelievingיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelשֶׁהֵםthat theyמְלֵאִיםare full ofמַיִם,waterוּכְשֶׁמַּכְנִיסוֹand when he puts itלְתוֹךְintoפִּיוhis mouthוּפוֹתְחוֹ,and opens itהָרוּחַthe airנִכְנֶסֶתentersבְּגוּפוֹhis bodyוּמֵת:and he dies

פָּסוּק יד

Pasuk 14

קוּמִיAriseשְׂאִיlift upאֶת—הַנַּעַרthe youthוְהַחֲזִיקִיand holdאֶת—יָדֵךְyour handבּוֹon himכִּיforלְגוֹיinto a nationגָּדוֹלgreatאֲשִׂימֶנּוּ׃I will make him

פָּסוּק טו

Pasuk 15

וַיִּפְקַחAnd openedאֱלֹהִיםGodאֶת—עֵינֶיהָher eyesוַתֵּרֶאand she sawבְּאֵרa well ofמָיִםwaterוַתֵּלֶךְand she wentוַתְּמַלֵּאand she filledאֶת—הַחֵמֶתthe skinמַיִםwith waterוַתַּשְׁקְand she gave drinkאֶת—הַנָּעַר׃to the youth

פָּסוּק טז

Pasuk 16

וַיְהִיAnd wasאֱלֹהִיםGodאֶת—הַנַּעַרthe youthוַיִּגְדָּלand he grewוַיֵּשֶׁבand he dweltבַּמִּדְבָּרin the wildernessוַיְהִיand he becameרֹבֶהan archerקַשָּׁת׃with a bow

רַשִׁ״י

רבהan archerקשת.of a bowיוֹרֶהone who shootsחִצִּיםarrowsבְּקֶשֶׁת:with a bow

רַשִׁ״י

קשת.a bowmanעַלonשֵׁםthe name ofהָאֻמָּנוּת,the occupationכְּמוֹlikeחַמָּר,donkey driverגַּמָּל,camel driverצַיָּד,hunterלְפִיכָךthereforeהַשִּׁי"ןthe letter Shinמֻדְגֶּשֶׁת.is emphasizedהָיָהhe wasיוֹשֵׁבdwellingבַּמִּדְבָּרin the wildernessוּמְלַסְטֵםand robbingאֶת—הָעוֹבְרִים,the passersbyהוּאit isשֶׁנֶּאֱמַרthat which is saidיָדוֹhis handבַכֹּלagainst everyoneוְגוֹמֵר:and so on

פָּסוּק יז

Pasuk 17

וַיֵּשֶׁבAnd he livedבְּמִדְבַּרin the wilderness ofפָּארָןParanוַתִּקַּחand tookלוֹfor himאִמּוֹhis motherאִשָּׁהa wifeמֵאֶרֶץfrom the land ofמִצְרָיִם׃Mitzrayim

רַשִׁ״י

מארץFrom the land ofמצרים.Mitzrayimמִמְּקוֹםfrom the place ofגִּדּוּלֶיהָ,her upbringingשֶׁנֶּאֱמַרas it is saidוְלָהּand she hadשִׁפְחָהa handmaidמִצְרִיתEgyptianוְגוֹ'etceteraבראשיתBereishisט״ז:א׳16,הַיְנוּ1דְּאָמְרִיthis isאִינָשֵׁיthat sayזְרֹקpeopleחוּטְרָאthrowלַאֲוִירָא,a stickאֲעִיקְּרֵיהּinto the airקָאֵי:on its root

Chapter Summaryסִכּוּם

The aliyah follows the birth and weaning of Yitzchak, Sarah's demand to expel Hagar and Yishmael, and Hashem's instruction to Avraham to obey Sarah's voice. Avraham sends them off into the wilderness of Beer-sheba with bread and water; when the water is finished, Hagar casts the boy under a bush and weeps from a distance. Hashem hears the cry of the lad and sends an angel to comfort Hagar, opening her eyes to find a well of water, and the aliyah concludes with Yishmael growing up in the wilderness of Paran and marrying a wife from Mitzrayim.

לְמַעֲשֶׂהWhat To Take Home

The Torah tells us that when Yishmael was crying in the desert, the malach told Hagar, "For Hashem has heard the voice of the lad where he is." Rashi brings down the famous Chazal that the angels were complaining: "Ribono shel Olam, this person is going to kill Your children in the future, and You are bringing him up a well?" Hashem answered them, "Right now, is he a tzaddik or a rasha?" They said, "A tzaddik." Hashem replied, "According to his actions of right now, I judge him."

Think about the depth of this yesod. Lichoira, we look at ourselves, our past failures, or our future worries, and we feel completely blocked. We think, "How can I stand in front of Hashem and daven when I know my shortcomings?" Or we look at our children or our chavrusas and judge them based on where we think they are heading. But the Ribbono shel Olam teaches us a completely different derech in avodah: "Ba'asher hu sham", Hashem looks at you exactly where you are standing at this very second.

If you make a ratzon right now to do teshuvah, to learn one mishnah with cheshkek, or to daven with a bit more kavanah, Hashem doesn't bring up your past or calculate your future struggles. At this moment, you are a tzaddik in His eyes. This is a tremendous chizuk for our emunah. We do not need to be crushed by the weight of tomorrow's nisyonos; we only need to be true to Hashem in the present moment.

Today, when you stand up to daven or sit down to learn, block out all the noise of your past mistakes and future worries. Focus entirely on making this one present moment a moment of ratzon, knowing that Hashem is judging and loving you "ba'asher hu sham", exactly as you are right now.