Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa for some insight into what might be called the first Law Seminar in the Scripture \u2014 several stories that literally form the basis for what was once known as the \u201cCommon Law\u201d: Contract, Agency, Covenant;
\nParsha \u201cChayei Sarah\u201d (Genesis 23:1 through 25:18).<\/p>\n
The Erev Shabbat teaching is all about Learning By Example; \u201cprecedent\u201d, even. The first land contract, about one of the most important parcels ever sold, and why. What it means to \u201ccome in the name of,\u201d and why marriage is more than a contract, but isn\u2019t \u201ccovenant\u201d without understanding, either.<\/p>\n
SSM “Chayei-Sarah” 2016 <\/a><\/p>\n The Sabbath Day teaching suggests that there is a reason why \u201clawlessness abounds\u201d now, perhaps like never before:<\/p>\n We don\u2019t understand contract, much less Covenant<\/em>!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mark Call’s teachings for parsha “Chayei Sarah” – Genesis 23 through 25:18.
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