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Welcome to this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion),
which is called Vayishlach (And He Sent).
We know you will be blessed as you follow along with us in this
portion of Torah that will be read in synagogues around the world
during the Shabbat (Saturday) service. Enjoy !
In last week’s Torah portion, Jacob left his unjust father-in-law, Laban, while he was off shearing his sheep. Fearing that Laban would keep his daughters, Leah and Rachel, Jacob stole away with all he had: his sons, his two wives, and all of his livestock, heading for the mountains of Gilead.
After 22 years in Haran, it was likely difficult for Jacob to free himself from Laban’s wicked manipulation and control, but he did succeed. We can imagine that he was anticipating with great joy his return to his ancestral homeland of Canaan; however, in order to do so, he had to first pass through Edom, the territory of Esau, his estranged brother.
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Weekly Torah Portion: Vayishlach
When Yaakov is about to reenter into the land of Israel he has a nighttime encounter with a mysterious stranger, an angel to be precise, whose identity is shrouded in the very dust their struggle kicks up. But it is not the identity of the angel that we need to know, but the identity of Yaakov/Yisrael, that is of import to us, and our own identities, in the light of his eternal wrestlings with G-d and man: "Your name shall no longer be called Yaakov, but Israel, because you have commanding power with- G-d and with men, and you have prevailed."
Vayishlach (Genesis 32:4-13)
Parashat Vayishlach is read on Shabbat:
Kislev 17, 5777 / December 17, 2016
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This week's episode of Temple Talk focuses on the theme of home: the sanctity of the home and defending the home, especially as expressed by the convergence of the Torah portion of Vayishlach with current events in Israel, and the approaching holiday of Chanukah. From the Temple Mount to Amona to the halls of the High Court of Justice, Yitchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman confront the manifestations of Yaakov's eternal struggle with Esav, and all those powers that seek to keep Israel from fulfilling her purpose in this world.
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And Jacob sent [vayishlach וַיִּשְׁלַח] messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
Genesis 32:4
Shabbat Shalom - Parasha Vayishlach - And He Sent - Being Overcomers !!!
Shabbat Shalom
Welcome to this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion), which
is called Vayishlach
(And He Sent).
Please read along as we study the portion of Scripture
that will be read in synagogues around the world during
this week’s Shabbat (Saturday) service.
We know you will be blessed!
PARASHA VAYISHLACH
(And He Sent)
Genesis 32:4 (3)–36:43; Obadiah 1:1–21;
Ephesians 4:1–32
“And Jacob sent
[vayishlach וַיִּשְׁלַח] messengers ahead of him to his
brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.”
(Genesis 32:4[3])
(Genesis 32:4[3])
In last week’s Torah portion, Jacob left his unjust
father-in-law, Laban, while he was off shearing his sheep.
Fearing that Laban would keep his daughters, Leah and
Rachel, Jacob stole away with all he had: his sons, his
two wives, and all of his livestock, heading for the
mountains of Gilead.
After 22 years in Haran, it was likely
difficult for Jacob to free himself from Laban’s wicked
manipulation and control, but he did succeed.
We can imagine that he was anticipating with great joy
his return to his ancestral homeland of Canaan; however,
in order to do so, he had to first pass through Edom, the
territory of Esau, his estranged brother.
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Jacob’s Family
Becomes a Nation
“Then the messengers
returned to Jacob, saying, ‘We came to your brother
Esau, and he also is coming to meet you, and four
hundred men are with him.’ So Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed.” (Genesis 32:6–7)
The time had come for Jacob to confront his past. More
than two decades had passed since Jacob had posed as his
brother Esau and received the first-born blessing from
their father.
The last time Jacob had seen Esau, he was filled with
murderous rage, vowing to kill him; therefore, it is no wonder that
Jacob felt anxiety at the prospect of seeing Esau
again, especially upon learning that his brother was
headed his way with 400 men!
Had Esau held a grudge against Jacob all these years?
Or had time eased the pain of betrayal and brought
forgiveness? Could the generous gifts of livestock sent
ahead to Esau somehow appease his anger? Jacob was about
to find out.
Jacob was a man of strategy: he divided his family and
the people with him, along with his flock, herds and
camels, into two camps. That way, if Esau attacked one
camp, the other would survive. (Genesis 32:8)
The Torah does not call these two camps Jacob's
"family." This is the first time that the Scriptures
refers to those who are with Jacob as a nation / people group
(ha’am הָעָם).
“Jacob divided the people [ha’am, הָעָם]
who were with him into two groups.” (Genesis 32:7)
This is why the Jewish People, even today, are called
the house of Jacob.
Jacob Sees Esau Coming to Meet Him, by James Tissot
Jacob Becomes
Israel
That night, after separating everyone and everything
into two camps, Jacob stays behind. While alone, he
encounters an angel with whom he wrestles until daybreak,
insisting, “I will not let
you go until you bless me.” (Genesis 32:26)
Jacob refuses to settle for anything less than a full
physical and spiritual inheritance, and his tenacity is
commendable; even the angel takes note of it.
But the angel's response is puzzling at first. The
angel asks Jacob, “‘What is
your name?’ He said, ‘Jacob (Yaacov יַעֲקֹב).’” (Genesis 32:27)
Why did the angel ask about Jacob’s name?
In Hebrew, his name (Yaacov)
can mean the heel of the
foot (because he grasped Esau’s heel when coming
out of the womb); but it can also carry a connotation of deceiver or supplanted.
The "angel” knew that in order for Jacob to embark on
his divine destiny, he first needed to face the truth
about himself.
Stating his name
was essentially admitting his character.
The angel changed his name to Israel (Yisrael
יִשְׂרָאֵל) because he had struggled (sarah שָׂרָה)
with God and with men, and had overcome. (Genesis
32:28)
The name of Israel comes from two Hebrew words: strive (sar שר) and God (El אל).
Since the word sar
also means prince,
there is a connotation of princely power and Israel can
also mean Prince with God.
Jacob Wrestled with an Angel
(1897 Bible Pictures and What They Teach Us by Charles Foster)
There is a lesson in this for everyone. To
become the overcomers we are called to be and to
experience full victory in our lives, there are
times when we must be tenacious in our faith and times
when we must prevail in prayer.
Torah identifies Jacob’s mysterious wrestling partner
only as an ish
(man); nevertheless, it becomes obvious that he
was much more than just a man. Jacob recognized this and,
therefore, called the place Peniel
(פְּנִיאֵל), which means Face of God, because He
had seen God face to face (panim
el panim).
The prophet Hosea
also saw that Jacob wrestled with God:
“In the womb he took his
brother by the heel, and in his manhood he strove with
God. He strove with the angel and prevailed.”
(Hosea 12:3–4)
(Hosea 12:3–4)
This intense encounter left Jacob with a permanent limp
from a dislocated hip.
“And the sun rose upon him
as he passed over Peniel, and he limped upon his thigh.”
(Genesis 32:31)
A reader follows along in the Torah scroll using a yad (Torah pointer) in
order to keep his place and not obscure the view of those standing at
his side.
Jacob Makes Peace
With Esau
On his way to meet Esau, Jacob prepared for the
worst to happen.
Positioning his family behind him, Jacob "went on ahead and bowed down to
the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
"But Esau ran to meet
Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his
neck and kissed him. And they wept." (Genesis
33:3–4)
While there is obvious merit in being prepared for the
worst, the Bible teaches us that worrying about the future
is pointless, since much of what we waste time worrying
about never comes to pass.
It's not that we should deliberately fail to recognize
the pitfalls before us and go ahead blindly.
The point is that we can put all of our cares and
concerns into God’s hands, trusting
Him to take care of us in any and all situations,
even those that could cause us to be fearful or
distressed.
“Do not be anxious about
anything, but in every situation, by prayer and
petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to
God.” (Philippians 4:6)
Jacob Reconciled With Esau (Bible Primer, 1919)
Like Jacob, some of us have relationships that have
been strained—perhaps family members are angry over some
past offense.
We may even have committed a great wrong toward someone
close to us. In time and with the Lord’s leading, even
these estranged relationships can be healed.
Each of us have been given the ministry of
reconciliation and should do whatever we can to bring
healing and restoration to our relationships
with one another, especially our brothers and sisters in
the Body of Messiah.
“Now all things are of
God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Yeshua the
Messiah, and has given us the ministry of
reconciliation.” (2 Corinthians 5:18)
Although Esau eventually reconciled with his brother,
his descendants—the Edomites—continued to harbor hatred
against Jacob’s descendants. It is an ancient hatred, the
spirit of which continues to this very day.
A Jewish man stands at the bimah in a Jerusalem synagogue.
Since the latest terror uprising began in September
2015 to November 27, 2016, 164 people have been killed
(including terrorist casualties) and 542 injured from
stabbings, firebombs, vehicular rammings, and other
attacks. (Johnstonarchive)
And most recently, a wave of 1,773 brush fires raced across Israel in late November. Of the 39 most serious fires, 29 are suspected to be started by politically-motivated arsonists. In Haifa alone, 527 apartments were destroyed along with 7,500 acres of forest and 2,700 acres of urban areas throughout Israel. (JPost)
And most recently, a wave of 1,773 brush fires raced across Israel in late November. Of the 39 most serious fires, 29 are suspected to be started by politically-motivated arsonists. In Haifa alone, 527 apartments were destroyed along with 7,500 acres of forest and 2,700 acres of urban areas throughout Israel. (JPost)
Israel on
fire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to
the devastation with supreme optimism:
“In the place of
every tree that was blackened, another 10 green trees
will bloom,” he said. “That is what
our predecessors did since the establishment of the
Zionist enterprise, and that is what we will do as well:
plant, build and deepen our roots."
But we know that God severely judges such violence.
In the Haftarah (prophetic portion) for this week, in
the book of Obadiah, God warns that because of their
violence against the children of Jacob (Israel), there
will be no survivors of the house of Esau, and
they will be cut off forever.
“Because of the violence
done to your brother Jacob, shame shall cover you, and
you shall be cut off forever . . . and there shall be no
survivor for the house of Esau, for the LORD has
spoken.” (Obadiah 1:10, 18)
Celebrate
Israel Festival in Los Angeles, 2013
(Photo: Israel American Council; Commons License 2.0)
(Photo: Israel American Council; Commons License 2.0)
Jacob’s Daughter
Is Defiled
This week’s Scripture portion records the rape
of Dinah, Jacob’s only daughter. When Dinah
goes out to see the women in the town of Shechem, the son
of Hamor the Hivite (also named Shechem) takes her by
force and lays with her; afterward, he wishes to marry
her.
Interestingly, the Hebrew meaning of the name Hamor is donkey, a herd animal
renowned for its strength, intelligence, keen sense of
curiosity, and stubbornness, which arises from an instinct
for self-preservation. Shechem turns to his father Hamor
for help in securing Dinah's hand in a marriage covenant.
The Hebrew in this passage of Scripture may hint that
Dinah is responsible for her actions, though not her
misfortune. In Hebrew, a male
youth is called a na’ar
נער and a female youth is a na’arah נערה.
Israel
Scouts aged 12-16 get ready to leave on an autumn
trip from the
central Israeli city of Kfar Saba.
central Israeli city of Kfar Saba.
In describing Dinah’s adventure to see the daughters of
the land, the Torah calls her a na’ar and not a na’arah.
True, it is only the difference of one letter, but this
letter is the letter hey (ה), which can be used as an
abbreviation for the name of God, and it is the suffix
that generally makes words feminine in Hebrew, which is a
gender-based language.
“His heart was drawn to
Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman [han-na-‘ă-rā,
הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔] and spoke tenderly to
her.” (Genesis 34:3)
If someone is not aware of how precise and exacting
Torah scribes are, one might think this a simple typo—a
technical error. But knowing of the preciseness with
which Torah scholars transcribe each Torah scroll, one
would know that the removal of the letter hey was
not a mistake, but rather a deliberate act.
It perhaps
suggests that Dinah’s solo jaunt into the city was
made without awareness of her vulnerability.
The Abduction of Dinah, by James Tissot
We do not know the exact circumstances. Yet,
it seems that Dinah went out with the confidence of a
young man, not conscious of the dangers of entering the
city alone as a young woman.
Even today women need to recognize their
vulnerabilities and walk in wisdom, not putting themselves
in situations where purity or sanctity of mind, soul,
and/or body could be endangered. Of course, parents, both spiritual
and legal, have a responsibility to teach, warn, and
advise their children about these realities before
they put themselves in danger.
Whatever her reasoning was, Dinah bears some
responsibility for venturing out alone, while Shechem carries the full
responsibility for his criminal and violent act toward
a defenseless woman.
Orthodox Jewish women and children in Jerusalem.
(Photo by Claudius Prößer)
Jacob’s Sons Plot
Revenge
Jacob’s sons, Dinah’s brothers, were outraged at the
defilement and dishonoring of their sister. But Hamor
spoke with Jacob, asking that through a marriage of
their son and daughter, their two people groups could
come into covenantal relationship.
The sons of Jacob dealt treacherously with Hamor,
telling him that they would agree to his proposal on the
condition that all the males be circumcised, since this
was the sign of the covenant.
Hamor and Shechem, in good faith, agreed, and all the
males were circumcised. On
the third day, when they were immobilized with pain,
Simeon and Levi killed every man as vengeance for
Shechem defiling their sister. They
even took all the spoil—their flocks, riches, wives, and
little ones.
Simeon and Levi took revenge for a terrible crime
committed against their sister, even though the entire
city tried to make amends.
Rage can cause people to do terrible things. A bad
temper is a character weakness that needs to be overcome
if we are ever to be the people of God He desires us to
be. The word of God tells us that the anger of man does
not produce the righteousness of God, and that anger rests
in the bosom of fools.
It is natural to feel anger at times, but we must not
allow anger to control us. The enemy wants to use our
anger against us to cause much destruction.
In the way of Yeshua (Jesus), we are not to return evil
for evil, but to overcome evil with good. Yes, we may
become angry over injustice and the wrongs that people do
against us or others, especially our loved ones, but this
does not justify our sinning by committing ugly acts of
vengeance.
“Be angry and sin not.” (Ephesians
4:26)
Before the mantle is placed over the Torah scroll,
a sash secures the tightly rolled scroll which
protects it when it is being held or standing in
the Torah ark. This sash is symbolic of the sash
worn by the High Priest during the time when the
Temple stood in Jerusalem.
Rage Is Cursed
Did Simeon and Levi act righteously? Not in their
father's eyes. Although Jacob did not deny that his
daughter should have been avenged in some way, to his
dying day he did not forgive them for acting in rage.
Rather than blessing them on his deathbed, he cursed
their anger and cruelty.
“Simeon and Levi are
brothers; instruments of cruelty are in their dwelling
place. Let not my soul enter their council . . . cursed
be their anger, for it is fierce; and their wrath, for
it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter
them in Israel.” (Genesis 49:5–7)
And by the time they entered the Promised Land, the
tribe of Simeon was the smallest and weakest (see the
second census of Moses Numbers 26:14), and they were left
out of Moses’ final blessing before he died (Deuteronomy 33). In
addition, their small inheritance lie within the larger
inheritance of the tribe of Judah—so they were somewhat
scattered among Judah (Joshua
19:1–9).
The tribe of Levi is the only tribe of the
twelve who did not receive an inheritance of land;
yet, through their obedience to God in later
generations (Exodus 32) and by His grace,
they did receive the privilege and responsibility of
the priestly duties in Israel, to this day.
The word of God
has so much to say about anger. God
Himself is called gracious and slow to anger (Psalm 103:8),
and He asks us to imitate him in this.
“He who is slow to anger
is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit
than he who takes a city.” (Proverbs 16:32)
Struggles Come to
All of Us
This Parasha concludes on a sad note, as Rachel dies
giving birth to her second son, whose name is changed by
his father from Ben–oni
(son of my sorrow) to Ben-yamin (son
at my right hand).
Jacob returns to his father, Isaac, who lives to an old
age of 180, but Jacob never sees his mother again, since
she died while he was away in Haran.
Jacob’s life shows us that we may go through
many trials and difficulties, but through tenacity and
prayer, we can overcome.
Yeshua told us that in this life we will have many
troubles, but we can be of good cheer for He has overcome
the world (John 16:33).
To this very day, the descendants of Jacob (Israel)
still struggle with this Divine Man who is Yeshua
HaMashiach (the Messiah).
Please pray
that they will come to know the Messiah and to a knowledge
of the truth, encountering Him in a personal way, and
receiving their full inheritance of eternal life through
faith by grace.
"Hear the word of the
LORD, you nations; proclaim it in distant
coastlands: 'He who scattered Israel will gather
them and will watch over His flock like a
shepherd.'" (Jeremiah 31:10)
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