It says, One more time. After Akedat Yitzchak (the Binding of Isaac) is done, Abraham and Yitzchak walk together. Abraham slaughtered the ram instead of slaughtering his son, and they go together. This time, Rashi doesn’t explain why. Someone sent me an email asking me this question: How come Rashi explains the first time they walk together, when one knew and one didn’t, and the second time, when they both knew, but doesn’t explain the third time? I said, “Because maybe the third one is obvious.” And the third one is this: Abraham and Yitzchak walk together because they both endured a challenge together, and they both became great together through that challenge. And now they’re going together because now the father is like the son, or the son is like the father: they both achieved that greatness.
We have that opportunity right now. We have an opportunity for Jews in the United States of America to unite with Jews around the world and become great together. Become more together. Become more unified together. Become more observant together. Become kinder together. Become nicer together. Become more respectful together. Become more observant of Shabbat and more careful in how we speak, more diligent in how we learn, and more careful in how we talk. And, more importantly, how we raise our children. We can do this and we can achieve greatness if we learn from Abraham and Yitzchak and do it together. So yes, it’s an uncertain time, but it’s an opportunity to turn lemons into lemonade. Thank you.