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Vayishlach 5762 - November 30, 2001
Parshah
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Jacob's confrontation with Esau, the rape of Dinah, Reuben's sin, the eight primordial kings of Edom -- and what it all means according to sages and mystics from Moses to today
Jacob's confrontation with Esau, the rape of Dinah, Reuben's sin, the eight primordial kings of Edom -- and what it all means according to sages and mystics from Moses to today
Parenting
It Is His Turn
This assuredness of his rightness, of his necessity, of his essentiality, of his indispensability, of his inevitability, of his potential and his destiny
This assuredness of his rightness, of his necessity, of his essentiality, of his indispensability, of his inevitability, of his potential and his destiny
Story
The Mystery of the Second Suit
"Go back to your shop," advised the Rebbe. "Remove all the stitches in this garment, and reassemble it exactly how you sewed it before"
"Go back to your shop," advised the Rebbe. "Remove all the stitches in this garment, and reassemble it exactly how you sewed it before"
What Is a Soul (Neshamah)?
A soul is Divine energy, a little piece of G-d within you. Your inner identity, your raison d'être
A soul is Divine energy, a little piece of G-d within you. Your inner identity, your raison d'être
Jacob prepared himself [for his confrontation with Esau] in three ways: he sent Esau a gift to appease him, he prayed, and he made ready for war
— Rashi (Genesis 32:9)
Print Magazine
Due to the limitations of your reality, some of your best friends can enter only incognito.
In fact, the really big ones sometimes sneak in disguised as ugly monsters and vicious enemies. Otherwise, the guards at the gate would never permit them entry.
These are the events optimists call “blessings in disguise.”
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