by Ahuva Balofsky (Moderator) | f 15, 2015 | The Portion of Vayeitzei
With the birth of Joseph, Jacob decides the time has come to return to his homeland. The Israel Bible explains that according to a verse in Obadiah (1:18), Joseph is compared to a flame and Esau to “a house of straw”. Thus, once the “flame” destined to combat Esau is...
by Ahuva Balofsky (Moderator) | f 15, 2015 | The Portion of Vayeitzei
Jacob turns eastward, towards his uncle’s home-town. There he encounters a group of shepherds gathering to water their sheep. He comments that the day is yet young, asking why they are waiting at the well rather than watering their sheep and moving on. The shepherds...
