Lot's Fake Kindness Exposed | Parshat Vayera with Rabbi David Fohrman and Ari Levisohn

This week's parsha (Torah portion) tells the story of visiting angels being graciously hosted, not once but twice! Abraham's hospitality is legendary, and when you read the story of Lot's hospitality, it feels like a de ja vu...until things turn ugly.

What went wrong? How could Lot's act of kindness to the angels end so disastrously?

Join Rabbi David Fohrman and Ari Levisohn as they explore two very similar stories of hospitality and uncover the most important ingredient in true kindness.

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0:00 Intro
0:30 How Does Cast of Characters Work?
3:17 Parshat Vayera’s Parallel Stories
5:16 Exploring the Parallels
8:01 A Strange Twist in the Story
15:13 Becoming Part of the Family
17:40 Lot’s Expensive Kindness
21:53 Concentric Circles of Self
30:49 Credits