“…the holiest thing we can do is simply keep digging — trusting that beneath everything, there is living water.”

It’s one of Torah’s quiet ironies that Chayei Sarah — “the life of Sarah” — begins with her death. But the portion isn’t really about endings. It’s about what comes after a world-shaking moment, when everything could break and yet somehow life keeps moving.

Abraham’s greatness wasn’t blind obedience, but the courage to confront Heaven for the sake of justice.

To go forth is to come home.

Lech lecha — the road that leads both outward and inward, toward blessing and peace.

Before the flood, a list of names tells the story of humanity in miniature—from dust to descent, from creation to renewal.

As we roll the scroll back to B’reishit, we remember that creation is ongoing — unfinished — and we are co-creators. Each new day offers us another chance to bring light from darkness and meaning from chaos.