VaYishlach 2 – Yaakov Reaches Divinity
Ch. 32:4 - 34:31. Even though Yaakov succeeds in overcoming Eisav...
VaYishlach 1 – Yaakov Meets Esav and his Angel
Ch. 32:4. Through his performance in two major challenges, confronting his murderous brother and wrestling with his angel, Yaakov rises up to his greatest potential. In this class, Rabbi Aaron shows why Yaakov merited to receive his true and future name, Yisrael.
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VaYeitzei 3 – Yaakov’s Confirmation in the House of Lavan
Ch. 30:25 - 31:54. Encountering G-d in the darkness as well as seeing the light in dark places are frequent themes in Jacob...
VaYeitzei 2 – Yaakov: Two Wives and Oneness
Ch. 29:1 - 30:24. Why and how did Yaakov end up marrying two women, and even more so, two sisters? Without understanding the soul-reality of Yaakov, and the transformations he went through in his life, this question would remain unanswered. In this class, we also learn about the soul-realities of the two holy wives, Leah and Rachel.
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VaYeitzei 1 – Yaakov’s Struggle: Was it Really for G-d?
Ch. 28:10-22. The first part of this class is a review of Eisav...
Toldot 6 – Esav: The Power of the Oral Tradition
Ch. 27:1-33. Eisav was not all bad. In fact, his father Isaac saw that he had a unique potential to receive and transmit the Oral Torah. Through this story, Rabbi Aaron defines the ...
Toldot 4 – Yaakov and Esav: Sale of Birthright
Ch. 25:27-34. This class is a profile of the personalities of Yaakov and Eisav, and their relationships to their parents, Isaac and Rivka. Through a passage in the Zohar, Rabbi Aaron illuminates the true and balanced personality of Yaakov, which clarifies exactly why he was the right son to continue his father...
Toldot 3 – Rivka’s Pregnancy
Ch. 25:19 - 25:28. Parents...
Toldot 1 – Isaac Sweetens Judgement
Ch. 25:19-22. This class focuses on elucidating Isaac accepting and sweetening G-d...
VaYeira 2 – The Binding of Isaac
Ch. 22:1 - 22:19. This story is the climax of Avraham...