Think for the best or you will go down just like the rest! + Reflections on turning 40 (Parshat Vayishlach)
from the book "Circle Pit the Bimah"
Week 8: Parshat Vayishlach
Torah Portion: Genesis 32:4 - 36:43
Haftarah Portion: Obadiah 1:1 - 1:21
Summary: Jacob wrestles with an angel, reconciles with Esau, and the genealogy of Esau is explored. The Haftarah proclaims God's judgment upon Edom for their pride and violence, underscoring the consequences of arrogance.
Thematic Connection: Struggles and Reconciliation
By Jeremiah Satterfield from Circle Pit the Bimah and the PunkTorah archive, with commentary by Rabbi Patrick Beaulier
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A couple weeks ago Toldot was approached under the assumption, since Esau and Jacob are twins they are in essence one very deep, complicated, driven individual split between two bodies. This separation of one divine spark creates an unmovable object contrasted by the unstoppable force. Vayishlach is what happens when the inevitable ramming of the horns occurs…
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