English: “And he was weaned.” Rav Avira expounded: What is the meaning of “And the child grew and was weaned”? The Holy One, blessed be He, will make a feast for the righteous on the day that He weans His kindness upon the seed of Yitzchak.
On the daf / in context: The weaning feast is read as a prototype of the future banquet that God will prepare for the righteous when the full measure of kindness is “weaned” upon Israel.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Bavli sugya) — not a formal named middah of the 13. A narrative celebration is projected onto the eschatological feast.
What Is Learned
Avraham’s weaning feast foreshadows the future banquet that Hashem will make for the righteous when His kindness is fully “weaned” upon the seed of Yitzchak.