Thought of the Week by Rabbi Dr Deborah Kahn-Harris

Chayei sarah "And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her" Genesis 5.1

Within the first two verses of Chayei Sarah, Sarah is dead and, crucially, mourned. The Torah uses not one, but two words to describe Abraham's mourning - lispod v'livchtah. What clues to Abraham's mourning are being granted us through the use of both these terms?

Click HERE to view the  full text that appeared in the Jewish Chronicle issue 18th November 2011 written by Rabbi Dr Deborah Kahn-Harris