In Vayera, the name Yitzchak —“laughter”— opens a window into two kinds of kedushah: the holiness we build through our choices, and the inborn holiness that no failure can touch. On Reb Shlomo’s 31st yahrtzeit, we sing, remember, and learn how courageous love makes our days longer and our lives larger.

Drawing from Even Shlomo, we explore why the world “burst into laughter” at Yitzchak’s birth: Avraham and Sarah toiled for years so a new truth could enter creation: that Jewish children are born holy. From there, we look at how we can learn to see that holiness in ourselves and in others, especially our children, even when it’s covered by dust.

What you’ll hear

• Nigunim from the archives and the yahrtzeit story that shaped this week’s learning
• The two levels of kedushah: earned vs. inherent, and how to live with both
• Why Yitzchak’s birth changed human joy, and what “holy laughter” means in hard times
• Practical avodah: courageous love, giving kavod to children, and listening for the place inside that already knows what to do

Takeaways

• Your inborn kedushah is untouchable; your choices uncover it.
• Holy laughter = the shock of seeing that goodness is real.
• Give first honor to a person’s inner holiness and then coach the behavior.

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