by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields
Ironically the name of this week’s Torah reading, Chayyei Sarah, means the life of Sarah, yet it does not discuss Sarah’s life, but rather her death and the plans for her burial. There are books of the Bible named for a woman (Megillat Ruth; Megillat Esther), but this is the only Torah reading named for a woman. This is a sign of prestige for our matriarch Sarah. As we read Parashat Chayyei Sarah this week, let us each reflect on our lives. Does our family know what we want to happen when we pass – in terms of our burial? Shiva? Recitation of Kaddish? How do we want to be remembered ? What is our personal legacy? What changes do we want to make in our life now, so that our life story will have even more meaning? What can we do to connect our life to the State of Israel and the People of Israel? Have you joined the Torah Fund Legacy Society, so that even in death, you are helping the future of Conservative/Masorti Judaism? Torah Fund Legacy Society: https://wlcj2.org/u/?E1c6451j Am Yisrael Chai! The People of Israel Live!
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