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Torah Studies — Studies-Vayishlach-imp 5784

Выпуск: Torah Studies — Studies-Vayishlach-imp 5784. Темы: chassidus_hashkafa, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: хасидут, хасидский взгляд, chassidus, hashkafa, חסידות, השקפה, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע.   ‫נדפס ע"י ולזכות‬ '‫הרה"ת מרדכי אהרן וזוג' מרת אסתר שיחי‬ ‫פייגלין‬  ‫לזכות ולרגל יום חתונתם מ״ט שנים ביום י"ח כסלו‬ ‫בברכה לאריכות ימים ושנים טובות "געזונטערהייט און‬ ‫פריילעכהייט" והעיקר שיזכו לרוות רוב אושר ונחת‬ ‫מילדיהם ונכדיהם שיחיו‬  ‫ונזכה להתגלותו של משיח צדקנו בקרוב ממש‬   Reprinted and Redistributed by:   VAAD LAHAFOTZAS HAMAYONOS Melbourne, Published Australia by: VaadMelbourne@gmail.com ‫יש יב ה גדו ל ה‬- ‫ועד ל הפצת ה מעיינות‬ Vaad Lahafotzas Hamayonos He instructed them that, when speaking to Esav, they should refer to Ya'akov as "Esav's servant" and to Esav as "Ya'akov's lord."1 Later on in the portion, we find Ya'akov bowing down seven times before Esav2, calling him many times "my lord"3 and referring to himself as "your servant."4 Ya'akov's extreme obsequiousness seems hard to fathom. Since the Patriarchs were wholly dedicated to G-d's will,7 evil could not have been part of their makeup, and thus, for them to commit gross sins was an impossibility; those actions that appear to be "sins" cannot be construed as such in the simple sense, Heaven forbid.8 The proof that this is indeed so can be derived from this very incident. For the object involved, however, it is better if the person bringing about its purification actually descends into the object's realm, for then, rather than having the evil within it simply shunted aside, the object actually becomes holy, 6 Vayishlach and ceases to act as an entity that conceals G- dliness. By doing so, he was able to transform Esav so that Esav said: "Let what is yours remain yours,"12 thereby admitting that Ya'akov was entitled to Yitzchak's blessings, including the blessing of "You shall be a lord over your brother." Based on Likkutei Sichos, Vol. 7 Torah Studies T HE N A ME S Y A ' A KO V AN D Y ISR AE L In the Torah portion of Vayishlach, we read that the angel told Ya'akov:13 "Your name will no longer be Ya'akov, but Yisrael...." The Gemara states14 that he who calls Avraham by the name Avram transgresses the command: "Your name will no longer be Avram." The Gemara then asks: seeing that this is so, why is it that, when one calls Ya'akov by the

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Torah Studies

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1 декабря 2023 г.

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12

Темы: chassidus_hashkafa, parsha_commentary