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PARSHAT LECH LECHA BESIDE HER HUSBAND EVERY STEP OF THE WAY "And Avram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all the stuff that they had gathered, and the souls that they had acquired in Haran" (Bereishit 12:5). Avraham is famous for his willingness to leave his land, birthplace and father's house in order to follow G-d to an unknown place. Yet, let us not forget the tremendous faith of his wife Sarah, who followed her husband without a word of complaint. "The wife is the home." (Mesechet Yoma, Mishna 1) A woman is naturally more attached to her house than her husband, because she is the queen of her home. There, she has set up her cooking quarters and living space. The grass and flowers on her path to the well, like the faces of her neighbors, make up the familiar environment that brings her security and shelter. However, Sarai's trust in G-d, Who had commanded her husband, was so great that it outweighed any natural attachment to her abode. Without even questioning her husband, she walked beside him every step of the way. HER OWN SPIRITUAL SPHERE Rashi explains that Sarai, as well as Avraham, was involved in
the spiritual work of bringing people under the wings of the Shechina.
This is learned from the verse; "The souls that they had acquired
in Haran" (Bereshit 12:5) While Avraham was busy teaching the
men, a circle of women would crowd together into Sarai's tent to
relish in the words of her wisdom. She not only made it possible
for Avraham to teach people Torah by providing them with nourishing
meals, but in her own sphere of spiritual work she independently
taught classes and converted women.
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