Parsha 8 of 54 · Sefer Bereishis
6 pieces on Parshas Vayishlach, one for each year it was written. Each opens as a PDF.
5781–82 · Year 1 · 3 pages
Issue 1: Vol 8 December 4, 5 – 2020 Kislev 18-19, 5781 Vayishlach: You can’t be too sure of yourself even with insurance. What a fascinating parsha, every page every posuk is another story and narrative, without mipharshim would seem confusing. The Parsha…
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5782–83 · Year 2 · 2 pages
This week’s parsha, Vayishlach, we are introduced to Yakov meeting his brother Esav, after many years “on the run”. Yakov’s had a trying time with Lavan, who he lived with for 20 years. Lavan was a difficult and manipulative person to live with, the last…
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5783–84 · Year 3 · 3 pages
This week’s Parsha is Vayishlach- aptly named for the first word of the Parsha-where we are told that Yakov sent angels ahead of his camp to approach Esav who was in the land of Seir in the fields of Edom. Rashi clarifies that the angels that we sent were…
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5784–85 · Year 4 · 2 pages
This week’s Parsha Vayishlach continues recounting the interaction between Yaakov and Esav. The Torah details these interactions to emphasize the triumph of good over evil and light over dark. Yaakov models for all future generations the relationship between…
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5785–86 · Year 5 · 1 page
In this week’s parsha, Yakov is preparing to meet Esav, where he splits his camp, and then Yakov fights with Esav’s guardian angel, leading to the confrontation between Esav and Yakov. Then we learn of the encounter between Dinah and Shechem and the continued…
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5786–87 · Year 6 · 1 page
This week’s Parsha is Vayishlach, the Parsha that has in it some influential stories that shape the way for the future, specifically, the spiritual conquering of Yakov over Esav. One lesson I think we can take away from the Parsha is that we must make…
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