My favourite Israeli writer, Etgar Keret has this to say on the relationship between asthma and love; “When someone, while having an asthma attack, says "I love you" or "I really love you", there's a difference. A word difference. And a word is a lot, because that word could have been "sit", "Ventolin" or even "ambulance". ” This week's parasha explores love in a multifaceted way, marital love, of a father for his child, love that forces a woman to choose between her husband

You know when it's been a long day and an even longer night? You've travelled far, dealt with a disaster or two, and finally are on your way back. You turn a corner and see your home. It is a moment of relief, everything about the challenges you just experienced feels a little lighter, because inside, at home, everything is guaranteed to be exactly as it was when you left it. I'm sure this is how Avraham felt when he returned home after the Akeida, after travelling very far,