6 Lessons

Vayishlach Did Yaakov Avinu bensch gomeil after surviving his encounter with Eisav?
More about Birkas Hagomeil
More about Birkas Hagomeil

Vayishlach The Prohibition of Chanufah
According to some opinions, Yaakov may have been guilty of chanufah in his interactions with Eisav in this week’s parsha. What is chanufah and what did Yaakov do?

Vayishlach The Halacha and History of the Gid Hanosheh
The mitzvah of gid hanosheh forbids us from eating the sciatic nerve, a sinew that runs from the lower back over the top of the hip and down the leg. Another Mitzvah is not eating the Cheylev, some fats in an animal.