Parshat Shavua

We learn that Ya'akov actually sends the angels on a mission! How is it therefore possible that angels could function as the agents of a human being? Angels are not "Children of the covenant!"

The story of Dina is an extraordinary passage. It seems to lack any kind of moral message. No one comes out of it well. What teaching does the Torah want us to draw from this narrative?

The cataclysmic Battle of the Brothers, so feared by a trembling Yakov - who had dreaded this confrontation for 22 long years, since the day he wrested the birthright from his twin Esav – never materialized.

We seem to find our father Jacob always in some sort of flight. He flees from the wrath of his brother Eisav and spends decades in exile in the house of Lavan. Eventually, he is forced to flee from Lavan

Positive role models can only take us so far in our search for maturity. How do we step into the shoes of our mentors and become role models for others?

Through hard work, honesty, and Divine Assistance, Yaakov left Charan with great riches. However, when Yaakov describes to Eisav his material good fortune, he mentions everything but camels. Where did they disappear to?

A Shiur by Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed for the weekly Torah reading of "Vayishlach".