Chayei Sarah, חַיֵּי שָׂרָה

Chayei Sarah This week’s Torah Portion, Chayei Sarah/”Life of Sarah”, covering Genesis 23:1-25:18, provides for us the details of the death of Sarah, Abraham, and Ishmael, as well as the intro of Rebekah as the wife of Isaac. Yet the focus is on chayei Sarah – Sarah’s life! Of 54 portions, only 6 are named after individuals, making this one of the unique few, and of the 6 this is the only named after a woman, causing the life of Sarah to stand out. Sarah is also the only woman whose age is recor