The Life of Sarah

Recent debates about "Tanakh at eye-level" have raised the question: to what extent do we have a right to analyze the forefathers (and mothers) as regular human beings? Hazal, after all, say thay they were like angels. On the other hand, there are places where the Torah itself seems to judge personalities.

In this shiur, we will attempt to fit "puzzle pieces" about Sara together as we try to find a coherent narrative about her. Moving from the periphery to more and more of a central role, Sara takes various risks. We examine different aspects of the Torah's portrayal of her continued acts of self-sacrifice.