Parsha Chayei Sarah: Going Up or Going In

This week’s parsha (Torah portion) has a lot in it.  A very quick summary goes like this:  Sarah dies and Abraham buys the cave called Macpelah to bury Sarah in.  Then he sends his servant Eli-ezer to find a wife for his son Yitzchak (Isaac).  After Eli-ezer returns with Rivka (Rebecca), Abraham dies and Yishmayil and Yitzchak bury Abraham next to Sarah in the cave called Macpelah. What is interesting about the name of the cave is that it comes … Continue reading