Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Midrash:

Midrash Rabbah - Torah 

Parsha:

Chayei Sara,  Lech Lecha,  Vayeira 

References: Bava Metzia: 87a  

Description

Why does chumash place such emphasis on (1) Avraham's aging, and (2) his actual age at different stages in his career? What are we to learn from the midrashim which address Avraham's aging process? A lesson in how we look at age.