The Marriage Test

What is the goal we should strive for in becoming the ideal marriage partner ??

If a spouse asks for one item consider all possible relevant needs and do them all !!

Where do we see this in the parsha ?
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Name Insights

Rashi explains 3 meanings for Sarahs name Yiskoh.

* She views things with Holiness

* People see her uniqueness. &

* She becomes a leader.

The Dorash Moshe explains that 3 things usually happen when two people meet.
1 - they assess each other

2 - there is a thought decision of who will listen to whom.

Thus the 3 meanings are linked together
1 - Sarah saw the positive qualities of all

2 - people would sense that & think Wow she is great
3 - they would treat her as their leader.

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An answer

One answer is the word
Gratitude !

We have a Mitzva to give the first fruits as an expression of gratitude.

So too don't cook meat in its mothers milk because the milk keeps the babies alive. It shows ingratitude to use the milk to cook the meat.
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Food Connections

Why does the Torah connect the law to bring your first fruits to the Beis Hamigdosh with the prohibition to avoid cooking meat & milk ( Shmos 23:19). ?

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Special Fruits

Which fruits may only be eaten by Kohanim & only in Yerusholayim ?

The first fruits - Bikurim.
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Do you know ?

Is honey considered a food or a liquid ?

Tosfos explains that it is only a liquid after it is separated from the wax honeycomb.
While it is connected it has the status of a solid food.
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