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Chayei Sarah 5787: A Legacy of Kindness

How do we carry forward the values we’ve inherited while making them our own?

In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Michael Hattin explore how the values of one generation are carried into the next in Parshat Chayei Sarah. Through the story of Rivka’s extraordinary kindness toward Avraham’s servant, they examine why generosity and hospitality become the defining qualities of Yitzchak’s future wife. Their conversation considers what it means to inherit a spiritual legacy, preserve the values of those who came before us, and make them our own.

Michael Hattin

Rabbi Michael Hattin is Senior Faculty at Pardes, where he teaches Tanakh and Halakha. He has rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Har Etzion and holds a professional degree in architecture from the University of Toronto.

Michael is the author of multiple books on Tanakh, with a special focus on Nevi’im Rishonim. He speaks English, Hebrew, and Yiddish fluently, and has served as scholar-in-residence in communities throughout North America and Europe. Michael lives in Alon Shvut with his wife Rivka and their children.