Rav Zachariash’s weekly blog on the parsha
The Power of D-bait
The Torah tells us “Ephron said, what is 400 shekels kesef between us,” Ephron sounds like a good hearted man, willing to do chesed, even at a major expense. And yet, when Avraham says “I want to pay,” Chazal tell us that Ephron wanted coins that were “over l’socher” - the most liquid cash. The [...]
