Strife Between Men
Strife between Men By Rabbi Shnayor Burton This is an excerpt from his forthcoming book [אורות יעקב [דרושים נבחרים על חיי האבות, Oros Yaakov [selected essays on the forefathers]. This essay, entitled ריב בין אנשים (Strife between Men), deals with Lot and Avraham – their own changing relationship and the relationship of the nations descended from them. It demonstrates that the complex treatment of Amon and Moav, and Ruth’s role therein, are rooted in the Sodom narrative, Lot’s connection to…