טאנה נאזאן 2 تنه نزن ۲ .Taneh Nazan 2

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PARASHAT

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 י״ג בְּכִּסְלֵו תשע״ד

Sat, 16 November 2013 

13th of Kislev, 5774

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A must see video,

Glen Beck's Comment on 

Anti-Semitism

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMTpZaWpLPo

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Jacob Wrestling with the Angel

 (1855 illustration by Gustave Doré)

 OVERCOMING ENVY 

Their relationship is somewhat awkward,

 and they will never be the closest of brothers. 

Still, for the first time each can accept the other

 as he is; each can see the other's wealth without 

coveting it. What has changed? How can two people

 who tricked and threatened to kill each other

 embrace?

During their boyhood, Esau and Jacob 

were in fierce competition. Each was .... More

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The Reunion of Jacob and Esau

 (1844 painting by Francesco Hayez)

IT WAS TIME TO RETURN  

Many years after his marriages to Rachel

 and Leah, Jacob received word from God that

 it was time to return home.

Jacob sent messengers ahead to meet his brother

 Esau. "Tell him that his servant Jacob has been with

 Laban until now. Tell him that I have acquired herds

and flocks and servants. Tell him I seek favor in his eyes."

The messengers soon returned.

 "Your brother is coming to meet you, 

but there are 400 men with him." .... More 

* TORAH * For Children

Parashat, * VAYISHLACH *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH5jH-9DAQc

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* RAV KOOK *

* TORAH * institute

Parashat * Vayishlach *

Dinah (watercolor circa 

1896–1902 by James Tissot)

* RAV KOOK *

ARTICLES ON THE PARASHAH

The Service of Pillars and Altars

"I Have an Ox and a Donkey"

Pillars and Sanctuaries 

Reliance on Miracles 

Jacob and Israel

The Clash Between

 Jacob and Esau

The Prohibition of Gid Ha-Nasheh 

Jacob Arrived Whole

Ancient Agronomists 

Reuben's Sin 

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 COMMENTARIES

From The Other

 Sectors In Judaism

The Death of Rachel 

(painting circa 1847 by Gustav Ferdinand Metz)

Being Content With

 What You Have,

 from Torah Topics for Today

Comforting Dina,

 from Women of 

Reform Judaism

Recovery and Reconciliation,

 from Jewish Outreach Initiative

Jacob's Lack of Empathy,

 from AJWS

Anatomy of An Enemy,

 from Hillel

Silent Deliberations,

from Jewish 

Theological Seminary

Living With Threat,

 from Orthodox Union

Why Do We Pass Down

 These Crazy Bible Stories?, 

a Kveller MOMentary

* HAFTARAH *

 for Vayishlach

Map showing kingdom of Edom (in red) at

 its largest extent, c. 600 BC. Areas in dark 

red show the approximate boundary 

of classical-age Idumaea.

The Fate of the Edomites.

The haftarah for Vayishlah is the

 entire book of Obadiah, the shortest

 book in the Bible, clocking in at only

 21 verses in a single chapter.

Who Was Obadiah?

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According to rabbinic tradition,

 Obadiah was a convert to Judaism

 from Edom and a servant in

 the court of Ahab and Jezebel, 

the king and queen of Israel.

Though it's not clear exactly when he lived,

 his prophecy is mainly concerned with how

 the Edomites mistreated the Israelites, which

 was likely in the aftermath of the destruction 

of the first Temple.

The name 'ydwma' ('Aduma') which was translated into "Edom" in hieroglyphs

The Edomites lived south of Jerusalem 

and probably took advantage of an already

 downtrodden nation. As a result, Obadiah

 predicts that the Edomites will suffer greatly

 in punishment for their cruelty. More 

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JEWISH HISTORY

Today

Sat, 16 November 2013 

13th of Kislev, 5774

י״ג בְּכִּסְלֵו תשע״ד

Talmud Completed - 425CE

Jordanian center translates

 Babylonian Talmud into Arabic 

In the first decades of the 5th century, Rav Ashi (d. 427) and Ravina I (d. 421) led a group of the Amoraim (Talmudic sages) in the massive undertaking of compiling the Babylonian Talmud -- collecting and editing the discussions, debates and rulings of hundreds of scholars and sages which had taken place in the more than 200 years since the compilation of the Mishnah by Rabbi Judah HaNassi in 189. The last of these editors and compilers was Ravina II, who passed away on the 13th of Kislev of the year 4235 from creation (475 CE); after Ravina II, no further additions were make to the Talmud, with the exception of the minimal editing undertaken by the Rabbanan Savura'i (476-560). This date thus marks the point at which the Talmud was "closed" and became the basis for all further exegesis of Torah law.

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