Many sages have asked the obvious question of why this portion is called Chayei Sarah, the Life of Sarah when it speaks of her death. It is because she left us with a spiritual legacy death can not destroy. She seized every moment and infused it with her love of HaShem. It is her ongoing influence that still teaches us today. In a teaching by Eli Touger on this portion he says that the good deeds a person does in life precipitate others, that the goodness that one infuses into ones environment creates an ongoing dynamic toward good. And this dynamic continues to bear fruit even after ones passing, helping to increase the good in the world bringing us closer to the Era of Redemption.
Time in this life is not only granted to us to achieve a certain amount of good deeds, time itself is sanctified by our actions. It is said that a perfect life does not end in death, that it sanctifies all that comes after it. It is with a grateful heart that I have the chance to reflect on the life of Sarah and let her radiance inspire me.
May our lives reflect our love of HaShem as we seek to inspire our sphere of influence.
Shabbat Shalom, Elisheva Amaris Bat Sarah
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