SARAH IS REMEMBERED
1)
וַה' פָּקַד אֶת שָׂרָה (כא:א) -
What events preceded Hashem remembering Sarah and allowing her to conceive?
2)
וַה' פָּקַד אֶת שָׂרָה -
Why does the Torah use an expression of "Pekidah" about Sarah, but the expression "Zechirah" about Rachel (see Rosh Hashanah 11a)? And why by Chanah does the Navi use both terms?
3)
לַמּוֹעֵד אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֹתוֹ אֱ-לֹקִים (כא:ב) -
What date had Hashem pronounced in advance for Yitzchak's birth? When did He pronounce it?
YITZCHAK'S BIRTH
4)
בֵּן לִזְקֻנָיו (כא:ב) -
What do we derive from the term "li'Zekunav"?
5)
יִצְחָק -
For what laughter was Yitzchak named? What else does the name allude to?
6)
בֶּן שְׁמֹנַת יָמִים (כא:ד) -
What is the connection of Bris Milah to the number 8?
