Hospitality

Abraham planted something in the desert. What he planted is subject to debate, but the lesson we learn is not...

It was while backpacking around Europe that I first appreciated that the spontaneous hospitality practiced among Jews, which I had hereto taken for granted, was in reality truly exceptional. The friend that we had been relying on to provide Shabbat accomm...

No longer will it suffice for Abraham to be a spiritual person. From now on, Abraham's task will be to connect the spiritual with the physical.

Bringing people into our space can be quite exposing and maybe even embarrassing, but it is one of the greatest forms of kindness and the epitome of sharing our bounty.

Faced with a choice between listening to G‑d, and offering hospitality to human beings, Abraham chose the latter.

The opening narrative of Abraham's hospitality is punctuated with repetitive descriptions of great haste. Rather than incidental, these details emerge as a compelling pattern – but the actual messaging isn't obvious. What exactly is the Torah trying to te...

There’s more to the mitzvah of hosting guests than providing food, drink and lodging.

Did the angels who visited Abraham actually eat or just pretend to eat? Is one supposed to follow local custom or just make an appearance of doing so? The Midrash and the Talmud give two different answers. (Based on Likkutei Sichos vol. 36 p.172)

The lesson of hospitality from Abraham and Sarah

Somehow, Abraham managed to notice these three strangers in middle of communing with the Almighty!