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Negative Capability (Rabbi Sacks on Vayera, Covenant & Conversation)

October 28, 2026 · 10 min

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Welcome to Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion. Covenant & Conversation examines the ethics and wisdom we can derive from the Torah, week-by-week, parsha by parsha. Follow along with the full article, written and recorded by Rabbi Sacks in 2019, here: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/vayera/negative-capability/ This week our FEATURED ARTICLE on Vayera (written by Rabbi Sacks in 2007) is available to read, print, and share, by visiting: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/vayera/the-music-of-ambivalence/ (Although there is no audio for this particular essay, it is now available in several new translations). The new FAMILY EDITION is now also available: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/vayera/the-message-and-the-messengers/ For additional articles, translations, videos, and other material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks. _________________________ With thanks to the Schimmel Family for their generous sponsorship of Covenant & Conversation, dedicated in loving memory of Harry (Chaim) Schimmel. _________________________

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