Wonders for Vayishlach 5786
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Category : Vayishlach
Partzuf: The Kings of Edom
At the end of parashat Vayishlach, the Torah describes the annals of Esau, also known as Edom. In 13 verses,[1] we read of 8 Edomite...
Parashat Vayishlach 5784: Aliyah by Aliyah
First Reading: Missions Sending Messengers We start our meditations on this week’s parshah with the observation that there are three parshahs in the Torah whose...
Vayishlach: Migdal Eder
Thus, Rachel died, and she was buried on the road to Efrat—now Bethlehem. Over her grave, Jacob set up a monument; it is the monument...
Gematria Shorts for Vayishlach 5783
The difference between “Yisrael” (יִשְׂרָאֵל), 541, and “Yaakov” (יַעֲקֹב), 182, is 359, which is the value of “Satan” (שָׂטָן). For Yaakov to become Yisrael, he...
Leaving the land of Israel: The patriarchs and the land of Israel
Leaving the land of Israel A Chassidic insight on the Torah portions of Vayeitzei and Vayishlach The Lubavitcher Rebbe spoke many times of the...
Praying for Compassion
The Talmud states that there are three things that require compassion. The first is a good king, the second is a good year, meaning a...
"First Comes Darkness, then Light"
The first king mentioned in the Torah is Nimrod, who is a negative example of monarchy. He is not at all the type of king...
Parashat Vayishlach – Dinah’s Assault and its Remedy
Even the gravest incident can bring a change for the better, and even the most painful trauma can be healed “Dinah, Leah’s daughter who she...
Vayishlach: Born Three Times
We will begin by looking at the verb form of “to send,” שלח , the root of the name of ourparshah, Vayishlach. The numerical value of this verb...
