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2 103 47_Shiur HaRav Soloveichik ZT"L on Parshas Vayeira0_10_jr@sco.com31_Thu, 05 Nov 1998 00:48:25 -0800602_us-ascii vayera.98<br><br>Shiur HaRav Soloveichik ZT"L on Parshas Vayera<br><br>(Shiur date: 11/1/77)<br><br>On the surface, the connection between Parshas Vayera and its Haftorah is that both stories revolve around barren women who bore children late in life after receiving a prophecy foretelling the exact day of the birth of the child. Ashekenazim continue the Haftorah with the story of the Shunamite woman's confrontation with Elisha and his subsequent revival of the child, Techiyas Hamaysim. The Rav explained the connection between the second half of the Haftorah and the Parsha as well. [...]