Timeless Song By Gitty Meyerowitz | December 23, 2020
Serach bas Asher held on to secrets and then, when the time was right, conveyed them. What was her secret?
We came home from kindergarten singing “Od Yosef Chai,” but how much do we know about the legendary woman who brought the ultimate comfort to her grandfather Yaakov? Join us on a tour of Jewish history as we learn more about the unique role of Serach bas Asher the woman who was blessed with eternal life, entrusted with the secret of Redemption, and generations later, continued to protect her people.
One Missing
Serach grew up in the home of Asher ben Yaakov, but she wasn’t born into the family. She was three years old when her mother Hadurah married Asher after her first husband’s passing; it was a second marriage for both of them. Serach was a clever, beloved child, and although she wasn’t Asher’s biological daughter, she become a beloved member of the family,