Passover תרס”ג 8
פסח נק’ על שם הדילוג דכ’ מדלג על ההרים. “Passover is called by the name of ‘skipping,’ as it is written: ‘leaping upon the mountains.’” The Sefat Emet explains that the essence of [...]
Holiness of the Land Vayishlach תרנ”ב 2
Sefat Emet, Genesis, Vayishlach 22:4 בפסוק ויחן את פני העיר כו’. On the verse, “And he encamped before the city,” etc. The Sefat Emet begins by focusing on Jacob’s act of settling near the [...]
Humility Through Divine Kindness Vayishlach תרל”ד 2
קטנתי מכל החסדים. “I have become small from all the kindnesses.” Jacob declares that the divine kindness he received caused him to feel diminished and humbled. שמעתי מכבוד מו”ז ז”ל [...]