Jacob

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Vayetze 5722 Veshavti Beshalom

1 December 2005

Alef Discussion (Dec. 2005): "Vayetze 5722 Veshavti Beshalom" a discourse said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1962.

Jacob's Dream and Nebuchadnezar's Dream

13 November 2018

The Rebbe taught this discourse on Shabbat Vayetze in 1964. Jacob's dream of the ladder is compared by the Sages to Nebuchadnezar's dream of a statue, with a head of gold but feet of clay. This leads...

Rosh Hashanah and the Patriarchs

15 September 2020

This discourse was said on the second day of Rosh Hashana in 1969. It discusses the text of the Offerings in the Musaf Prayer, explaining how on Rosh Hashana there is a special relationship with our...

Revelation and Reality

24 November 2020

This intriguing discourse was taught by the Rebbe on Shabbat of Vayetze in 1987. It presents a mystical interpretation of the Biblical figure Laban, Jacob’s uncle. Although the straightforward...

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...

UFARATZTA - Spreading Out Round The World

12 July 2022

This discourse was said by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parsha Balak in 1958. It discusses the fact that Balaam's blessing focuses on Jacob (rather than Israel) when he wishes the Jewish people to be as...

Torah Way - Sedra Veyetze

1 December 2019

Sedra Vayetze - a discussion of Kavanah in Prayer