Michelle Katz

Akedah & Resilience

There are many explanations why on Rosh Hashanah, we read the story of the Akedah, wherein Abraham is tested by binding his son, Isaac, on an altar for ritual slaughter. Largely, these detail the lessons we learn from Abraham’s perspective and the oath that God’s messenger shares with him. But what lesson might we learn from Isaac?

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