Parashat Vayétsé 5769 in english
הרב דוד דניאל הכהן שליט״א
תקציר
On parashat Vayétsé, the Rav explains why, in Ya'akov's dream at Beit El, the angels were jealous and why Hashem stood beside him like a father fanning his child. Rashi speaks of protection from the heat, while the Midrash speaks of protection from flies and mosquitoes, and the Rav shows that the two agree. He draws on the Gemara about Elisha and the Shunamite woman, and on Rabbi Shimshon of Ostropoli, who writes that the angel in charge of the keri is called the fly. Ya'akov was the only one of the Patriarchs who never experienced it, which gave his face a place on the Throne of Glory, so the angels wanted to make him lose this merit by heat. From this the Rav draws a practical lesson: guarding the eyes, and looking at the tzitzit, is the first step to overcome the evil inclination and to live happily.
רגעים מרכזיים
- 0:10 Ya'akov's dream: the ladder and the angels going up and down מלאכים האבות
- 0:50 The angels see Ya'akov's face on the Throne and become jealous מלאכים האבות
- 1:41 Hashem protects Ya'akov like a father fanning his child האבות
- 2:56 Rashi speaks of heat, the Midrash of flies and mosquitoes הלכה
- 4:02 How the Shunamite woman knew Elisha was a holy man צדיקים
- 7:16 Rabbi Shimshon of Ostropoli: the angel of the keri is called the fly מלאכים קבלה
- 9:01 Why the angels envied Ya'akov, who never experienced the keri האבות מידות
- 10:46 The angels used the heat to make Ya'akov lose his merit מלאכים האבות
- 12:05 The ba'al teshuva stands where even the righteous cannot תשובה צדיקים
- 12:53 First step toward holiness: guarding the eyes מוסר יצר הרע
- 13:39 The tzitzit help us not to follow our eyes and heart מצוות יצר הרע
- 14:58 Overcoming the evil inclination brings a truly happy life שמחה יצר הרע