S H a B B O S O F I N S P I R a T I O N ß Rabbi Ephraim Wachsman Rabbi

Parshas Vayishlach 5775

Volume 14, Issue 7

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8:30 ß Oneg Shabbos ß Green Road Synagogue ß Chairman: Rabbi Yakov Meir Sanders Siyum: Kidushin ß Rabbi Yehuda Altusky • Dr. Brian Gastman

“Shabbos and You - The Secret of Real Life” ß HaGaon HaRav Ephraim Wachsman shlita

In memory of: R’ Zev ben R’ Yakov Shimon · Ita Raiza bas R’ Noson · R’ Chaim Eliezer ben R’ Yakov Shimon · Alta Leah bas R’ Ahron

8:30 ß Shachris Congregation B’nai Torah ß Krias HaTorah, Musaf Congregation Zichron Chaim (Yavne)

4:00 ß Shiur, Mincha, Seuda Shlishis Congregation Zichron Chaim (Yavne) “Sheayla B’Birchas Hashonim” (Brochos 29a) ß HaGaon HaRav Ephraim Wachsman shlita

th 4:45 Oneg 7 Grade-Seminary Girls 23303 Ranch ß “A Contemporary Bas Yisroel” ß Rebitzen Udi Wachsman ß Co-Chairs: Elisheva Clements, Racheli Gastman

8:30 ß Melave Malka (Reservations Required) Green Road Synagogue ß Chairman: Dr. Shlomo Koyfman Siyum: Makos ß Rabbi Aron Sikowitz • Mr. Fred Bolotin

Video Divrei Brocho: Rav Elya Ber Wachtfogel shlita

Video Presentation: Kollel Yad Chaim Mordechai
Chai Years of Harbotzas Torah

“Chanukah - How Do We Gain From It?” ß HaGaon HaRav Ephraim Wachsman shlita

in memory of: R’ Eliyohu ben R’ Yekusiel Yehuda · Rochel Leah bas R’ Dovid Yehuda R’ Shmuel Chaim ben R’ Tzvi Eliezer · Sora bas R’ Yehuda Leib

R’ Reuven Leib ben R’ Mordechai · R’ Tuvia Leib ben Chaim

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P ARSHA I N SI G H T Yitzchok expired and died… his sons, Esav and Yakov, buried him. (35:29)

Chazal (Bava Basra 16b) note that there is difference between the words the Torah uses in describing Yitzchok and Yishmoel’s burial of Avrohom, and the words used to depict Yakov and Esav’s burial of Yitzchok. Yitzchok is listed first when the Torah writes that he and Yishmoel buried Avrohom, implying that Yishmoel recognized Yitzchok preeminence. However, when Yakov and Esav buried Yitzchok, Esav is listed first, because he still believed in his being superior to Yakov. Chazal (ibid) s ay that this teaches us that Esav did not do teshuva and therefore remained with the title of ‘rosho.’ Why does Esav’s belief in his supremacy over Yakov prove he was a rosho -- Maybe he followed all the mitzvos but believed he was supreme over Yakov? And Dina went out. (34:1)

Without asking her father’s advice. (Ibn Ezra) The Ibn Ezra is explaining that the cause for Dinah’s encounter with Shechem was she did not seek the advice of Torah. When a person has to make a decision, advice from a Torah personali ty must be sought. Had Dinah asked her father, he would have advised her on the proper course she should take, and she would have been spared much aggravation and humiliation.

This concept answers why Esav’s egotistical attitude retained for him the title of rosho. Due to his cavalier view of himself, Esav did not seek Torah counsel. Without Torah advice, one will always fall into wicked activity, with the result being an eternal title of ‘rosho.’

A GLIMPSE OF GREATNESS Yakov became very frightened… so he divided the people with him… into two camps. (32:8)

As World War I progressed, the front lines were closing in on Radin. As refugees escaped from their destroyed cities, they entered Radin and described the chaos and havoc they were experiencing.

One day, the b ochurim heard explosions from cannons and saw smoke emanating from the battle field. Knowing time was running out, they went to the Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Hirsh Levinson. He told them, “I do not know what to do, so let us do the gorol haGra.” With a tefilla to Hashem, the gorol was done, and the Tanach opened to the posuk “Yakov became very frightened… so he divided the people with him… into two camps”. The answer was obvious - they should divide the Yeshiva into two groups which would make it easier for them to escape. With these results, the Rosh Yeshiva and the bochurim came to receive approval from the Chofetz Chaim. As soon as the Chofetz Chaim saw them approaching, he said, “I know why you are coming - I also hear the cannons and see the smoke. I was tor n as what to do, so I was contemplating doing a gorol haGra. I then remembered the following words of Rav Chaim Voloziner (Ruach Chaim 6, 9) - whenever a person finds himself in a difficult situation, he should follow the advice of the Torah because every answer is in the Torah. A person who does this, will never fail.” “So why do I need to do the gorol? The answer is clear in the Torah, as the posuk says, Yakov became very frightened… so he divided the people with him… into two camps . It is obvious - we should divide into two camps.”

PARSHA DILLEMA W H O A M I ?

1. I was Esav’s army …And they (Shimon and Levi) came upon the city confidently 2. I equal tough and killed every male. (34, 25) 3. I was for strangers in a strange land 4. I was for the M’oras Hamachpeila They took captive all their wealth, children and wives … (34, 29)

Last week’s clues: We were many, We were one, We Even though the Sons of Yakov had kille d all the males, the children were a pillow, We were for protection. remained alive. Since a non-Jew inherits his father (Kidushin 17a), w hy did the Sons of Yakov take the booty from Shechem? Answer: The stones Yakov placed around his head

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3. I am named for my displacement In which posuk in this Parsha does every word end with a ‘mem’? 4. What a nerve Last week’s riddle: Last week’s clues: I was older, I cried, I had six boys, I entered Eretz Yisroel. Which two matzeivos did Yakov erect in this Parsha? Answer: 1) Before he left Eretz Yisroel for Lavan’s house. 2) When Answer: Leah Yakov left Lavan, as a sign of peace between him and Lavan.

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