It is disheartening to say the least to read in this weekly Torah Va-Yera portion how Abraham acceded to Sara’s demand to “expel this handmaid and her son” [Hagar and Ishmael] lest Abraham’s first-born son inherit his father together…

It is disheartening to say the least to read in this weekly Torah Va-Yera portion how Abraham acceded to Sara’s demand to “expel this handmaid and her son” [Hagar and Ishmael] lest Abraham’s first-born son inherit his father together…