Esau

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Jacob's Example

29 November 2017

Jacob sends a message to Esau that he has been in Laban's home for 20 years and he has acquired oxen and donkeys, sheep and male and female servants". What was the real meaning of his statement? What...

Jacob's gift to Esau

1 December 2015

This discourse, taught by the Rebbe in 1964, was discussed in the Alef Kabbalah group 1 December 15. The discourse explores the spiritual meaning of Jacob's gift to Esau in the context of the...

Revealing the Divine in the World

1 December 2020

This discourse was taught on Shabbat Vayishlach, 19 Kislev, 1969. It starts with Jacob’s words to G-d, that he is unworthy of  all the good which G-d has worked for him.  Humility as a response to...

Transforming Esau

6 December 2022

The Rebbe taught this discourse on Shabbat Vayishlach, 1982.  Jacob's goal was to transform Esau to good.  This was the inner meaning in his wrestling with the angel, whom the Sages tell us was the...

Jewish Marriage: A Dwelling For The Divine

5774

The first intermarriage through Esau's Hittite wives and explores the concept of Jewish marriage as a dwelling for the Divine. The contrast between Isaac's concern for proper marriage and Esau's...

Esau And His Wives

5769

The first intermarriage in the Torah through Esau's Hittite wives, and the grief this caused Isaac and Rebecca. The contrast between Rebecca, who rose above her idol-worshipping family background,...