Or is it that Abraham unexpectedly has guests, has run back home, and is out of breath when he tells Sarah there’s a meal to prepare? #ParshaChat

Jane Austen?

A2 I read it as a rhetorical question, and a bit of a self-reproof. Not “Should I,” but “How could I possibly think of…?” #ParshaChat

Not only getting up but running to meet them and to feed them (or get them fed: let’s not forget Sarah’s part of the hospitality!) And it’s even more impressive if, as midrash says, he’s recovering from circumcision at the time. #ParshaChat

A1 The easiest one for me is why Abraham would argue with God to spare the cities. Both justice and mercy point in that direction. But still, if we care about people, what about the ones the Sodom dwellers used to destroy? Who’s speaking for them? #ParshaChat