בפסוק וירא אלקים עוד אל יעקב כו’ שמך יעקב כו’ ישראל יהי’ שמך. “In the verse: ‘And God appeared again to Jacob … your name is Jacob … Israel shall be your name.’” The Sefat Emet [...]
בפסוק לא יעקב כו’ כי אם ישראל כו’. “In the verse: ‘Not Jacob… but Israel.’” The Sefat Emet begins by noting that the change of name signifies a change of identity and mission. כי השם [...]
בפסוק עם לבן גרתי אמרו חז”ל תרי”ג מצות שמרתי. “On the verse ‘With Laban I dwelled,’ our sages said: ‘I kept all 613 commandments.’” The Sefat Emet begins by explaining why Jacob hints [...]
במ”ש לעיל פי’ עם לבן גרתי תרי”ג מצות שמרתי. As stated above: “I dwelled with Laban” — I kept the 613 commandments. The Sefat Emet explains that Jacob’s words hint that even in [...]
וכתב במדרש ויבוא יעקב שלם וכו’ ויחן את פני העיר שנכנס בע”ש כו’. “And it is written in the Midrash: ‘And Jacob came whole… and he encamped before the city,’ meaning that he [...]
לא יעקב יאמר עוד שמך כו’ כי שרית כו’. “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob… for you have struggled…” The Sefat Emet opens by noting that the change of Jacob’s name expresses an [...]
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