In this weeks סדרה we are told[i] how יעקב approaches עשו with his two wives, two maidservants and his eleven children. The מדרש[ii] [partially quoted ..
Written by Yaakov Hibbert
We See in this weeks parsha that yaakov and Esav meet. But before this big meeting Yaakov does three things to help appease Esav. He Davens, He sends Gifts and then ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
Who, What, and Where Am I? At the beginning of this week’s Parsha, Parshas Vayishlach, we read that Yaakov, after fighting for his birthright, and investing ..
Written by Chanan Ephraim (Fredrick) Rivenson
And Yaakov took his 2 wives, 2 maidservants and 11 children and crossed the River Yabok”. Rashi notes that the pasuk only mentions Yaakov’s 11 children. ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
The society in which we live in nowadays is full of “capitalism” of having and owning, often with one purpose in mind, to be happy, but if we look around it is obvious ..
Written by Chaim Yehuda Hibbert
In preparing for the meeting with Eisav Yaakov took three measures. He davened to Hashem, he sent a peace offering to Eisav, and he prepared for war. How did he prepare ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
Mission #1: Convince every citizen in your town to spend one hour a week volunteering for a worthwhile cause. “Challenging” is the first word that comes ..
Written by Rafi Jager
As Rochel was dying in child birth she called her newborn son”Ben Oni”the son of my pain and mourning. Yaakov called him BinYamin the son of my strength ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
Vayishlach Part 1- Preparations for Battle This weeks sedra picks up where we left off last week with Yaakov having finally broken free of the conniving Lavan, he continues ..
Written by Daniel Sandground
In this week’s Sedra, Parshas Vayishlach. we see that Yaakov met his brother Esav, and bowed down 7 times before getting up and kissing him. A lot of the meforshim ..
Written by Benjamin ROse