Abraham responded and said: Behold, now, I wanted to speak to my Lord, although I am but “afar va’efer” – dust and ashes. (Genesis 18:27)
The gemmatria (numerical value) of the Hebrew letters ‘afar va’efer’ (631) is the same as the value of the word KA’TORAH (as the Torah).
The Torah only becomes accessible to those who humble themselves to her. (Chasam Sofer)
“I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob…” (Exodus 6:3). This seems to be a very straightforward and unambiguous statement by God to Moses.
“You don’t learn by having faith. You learn by questioning, by challenging, by re-examining everything you’ve ever believed. And yet, all this is a matter
“You have enough. Circle the mountain and turn to the north” (Deuteronomy 2:3). Rabbi Shlomo Ephraim Luntschitz, in his commentary Kli Yakar, spins this verse
