Vayera | Partners with God: Tzedaka, Mishpat and Laughter

From KMTT - the Torah Podcast by KMTT.

• Published: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:21:00 +0000
• Duration: 40:28
• Books: Genesis
• Parsha: Vayerah
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Vayera | Partners with God: Tzedaka, Mishpat and Laughter, by Rav Ezra Bick and Rav Avraham Wein

Justice in Sedom, laughter in Avraham's tent: two lessons on what it means to be a Jew.

Why was Avraham chosen? The Torah answers explicitly: to teach his children "tzedaka umishpat." That is why God consults him before destroying Sedom, making him a partner in running the world. Our guest this week, Rav Avraham Wein, contrasts Yishmael's mocking laughter with Yitzchak's laughter of faith, the laughter that cheers others and trusts in a better future.