Thanks-Giving by Rabbi Mordechai Rhine Yakov set out from his parent’s home to find a wife in the house of his uncle, Lavan. When Yakov was told that Lavan is a most deceitful person, he replied, “I am his match.” (Rashi to 29:12) “I know the ways of liars,” Yakov declared, “and I will be more »
Same Old 🙂 by Rabbi Mordechai Rhine Yakov had to flee from his parent’s home. His brother Esav was angry with him and wanted to kill him. So flee he did. The Torah records the event. “And Yakov left Be’er Sheva, and he went to Charan.” Rashi asks: Why does the Torah have to tell more »
By Rabbi Mordechai Rhine Yakov fled his parent’s home and arrived in Charan, where he saw the shepherds waiting with their flocks. “What are you waiting for?” he asked them. They told him that they wait until all the shepherds gather, and then, together, they remove the rock that is on top of the well. more »