Ancient Connection – Modern Pioneers
Our parsha discusses the laws of business: “And when you make a sale to your fellow Jew or make a purchase from the hand of your fellow Jew, you shall not wrong one another.” At first glance one might think that all of these laws are a compromise for a less-than-ideal reality. Really, it would […]
Our parsha discusses the yearly cycle of the holidays. The Jewish calendar follows aunique cycle of wave-like spiritual energy. There are weeks or even months without a holiday inwhich the energy is “low.” Then, we begin to think and prepare for the upcoming holiday withour focus and connection intensifying until we peak at the holiday […]
When Yaakov hears that Esav is approaching him with a small army of four hundred soldiers, Yaakov understandably is fearful: “Yaakov became very frightened and was distressed.” Soon, his fears are realized when he is alone at night and is attacked by an angelic representation of Esav. Desperately, Yaakov is forced to fight for his […]
The end of our parsha returns us to the scene of the Jewish people’s preparation for the Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. It is here that we discover that Moshe reads from the “Book of the Covenant” to the Jewish people and they respond: “All that God speaks we will do and we […]
