﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:54:52 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Mussaria.org - Vayeira (Genesis 18:1-22:24)</title><link>https://mussaria.org:443/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ctl/RSS/mid/381/ev/1/CategoryID/85/CategoryName/Vayeira-Genesis-181-2224</link><atom:link href="https://mussaria.org:443/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ctl/RSS/mid/381/ev/1/CategoryID/85/CategoryName/Vayeira-Genesis-181-2224" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 18:1  appeared — GEN890  Whenever the prophets described Hashem’s “...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113860/genesis-chapter-18-verse-1-appeared-gen890-whenever-the-prophets-described-hashems</link><description><![CDATA[GEN890  Whenever the prophets described Hashem’s “character traits,” such as slow to anger, abundant in kindness, righteous, truthful, straightforward, strong, etc., their intention was to teach us ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:14:45 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113860/genesis-chapter-18-verse-1-appeared-gen890-whenever-the-prophets-described-hashems</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113860]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 18:1  appeared — GEN891  Whenever the prophets described Hashem’s “...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113861/genesis-chapter-18-verse-1-appeared-gen891-whenever-the-prophets-described-hashems</link><description><![CDATA[GEN891  Whenever the prophets described Hashem’s “character traits,” such as slow to anger, abundant in kindness, righteous, truthful, straightforward, strong, etc., their intention was to teach us ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:14:46 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113861/genesis-chapter-18-verse-1-appeared-gen891-whenever-the-prophets-described-hashems</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113861]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 18:1  appeared — GEN885  For Jewish people, <i>bikkur cholim</i> (H...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113862/genesis-chapter-18-verse-1-appeared-gen885-for-jewish-people-ibikkur-cholimi-h</link><description><![CDATA[GEN885  For Jewish people,  bikkur cholim  (Hebrew for “visiting the sick”) is one important way of serving one’s fellow human being. Visiting the sick is much more than simply a social act that is ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:14:47 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113862/genesis-chapter-18-verse-1-appeared-gen885-for-jewish-people-ibikkur-cholimi-h</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113862]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 18:1  appeared — GEN887  In Judaism, God is regarded as transcenden...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113863/genesis-chapter-18-verse-1-appeared-gen887-in-judaism-god-is-regarded-as-transcenden</link><description><![CDATA[GEN887  In Judaism, God is regarded as transcendental: “ The heavens belong to God: it is the earth that He has given to the children of men .”  Psalm 115:16  He is, however, also immanent in that He ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:14:48 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113863/genesis-chapter-18-verse-1-appeared-gen887-in-judaism-god-is-regarded-as-transcenden</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113863]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 18:1  appeared — GEN889  We are obligated to visit the sick. … At t...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113864/genesis-chapter-18-verse-1-appeared-gen889-we-are-obligated-to-visit-the-sick-at-t</link><description><![CDATA[GEN889  We are obligated to visit the sick. … At times, visiting the sick may be a matter of life and death.  By visiting a person who is ill, you might be able to advise him about a doctor he should ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:14:49 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113864/genesis-chapter-18-verse-1-appeared-gen889-we-are-obligated-to-visit-the-sick-at-t</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113864]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 18:1  appeared — GEN888  The talmudic rabbis understood [the] bibli...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113865/genesis-chapter-18-verse-1-appeared-gen888-the-talmudic-rabbis-understood-the-bibli</link><description><![CDATA[GEN888  The talmudic rabbis understood [the] biblical verse, “You shall follow after the Lord your God”  Deuteronomy 13:5  [See also, Deuteronomy 28:9 – “walk in His ways” – AJL], as mandating that, ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:14:50 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113865/genesis-chapter-18-verse-1-appeared-gen888-the-talmudic-rabbis-understood-the-bibli</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113865]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 18:1  appeared — GEN886  From here we derive that it is among the a...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113866/genesis-chapter-18-verse-1-appeared-gen886-from-here-we-derive-that-it-is-among-the-a</link><description><![CDATA[GEN886  From here we derive that it is among the attributes of the Holy One Blessed be He to visit the sick. [Abraham was recovering from his circumcision]    Sotah 14a  TEMIMAH-GEN 79]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:14:51 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113866/genesis-chapter-18-verse-1-appeared-gen886-from-here-we-derive-that-it-is-among-the-a</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113866]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 18:1  door — GEN892  <i>Let the poor be members of your househo...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113867/genesis-chapter-18-verse-1-door-gen892-ilet-the-poor-be-members-of-your-househo</link><description><![CDATA[GEN892   Let the poor be members of your household.   Pirkei Avot I:5   … The word  ani  means not only “poor” in the strictly financial sense. A man may be wealthy and still be an  ani . Does not ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:14:52 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113867/genesis-chapter-18-verse-1-door-gen892-ilet-the-poor-be-members-of-your-househo</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113867]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 18:1  Mamre — GEN893  The <i>Da’as Z’keinim</i> explains that wh...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113868/genesis-chapter-18-verse-1-mamre-gen893-the-idaas-zkeinimi-explains-that-wh</link><description><![CDATA[GEN893  The  Da’as Z’keinim  explains that when God commanded Abraham to circumcise the men of his household, he sought advice from Mamre on how to convince those who were reluctant to comply. Mamre ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:14:53 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113868/genesis-chapter-18-verse-1-mamre-gen893-the-idaas-zkeinimi-explains-that-wh</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113868]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 18:2  entrance — GEN894  A person should seek out guests, even in d...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113869/genesis-chapter-18-verse-2-entrance-gen894-a-person-should-seek-out-guests-even-in-d</link><description><![CDATA[GEN894  A person should seek out guests, even in difficult circumstances.   As a rule the Torah is extremely concise, but in this section the Torah describes all the small details of Abraham’s ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:14:54 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/113869/genesis-chapter-18-verse-2-entrance-gen894-a-person-should-seek-out-guests-even-in-d</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113869]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>