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Parental Guidance

Weekly Sidra: Chayei Sara (The life of Sarah)  Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 23:1-25:18 Haftorah: Melachim Alef / Kings I 1:1-1:31 5 Now Adonijah son of Haggith went about boasting, "I will be king!" He provided himself with chariots and horses, and an escort of fifty out runners. 6 His father had never scolded him: "Why did you do that?" He was the one born after Absalom and, like him, was very handsome. (I Kings 1:5, 6) You are in the supermarket shopping for groceries when you see a child throwing a temper tantrum because they don’t get what they want.  Many times we see the parents allowing the tantrum to continue for a long time or giving in to the child’s demands just to keep them quiet. This type of behaviour is exhibited in this week’s Haftarah portion by King David.  While his son was bragging about being king it [...]