PEREK CHUF TET Flashcards
Describe Yaakovs feelings on the way to the land of the ppl of KEDEM
he was afraid bc Eisav was chasing him and going to Lavans house
Explain Yaakovs mistake and bc of that his words to the shepards
Rashi and Sforno
What weren’t the Shepards doing
What don’t tzadikim like
What is Yaakov saying
Rashi: Sheperads werent doing jobs
Tzadikim dont like injustice is happening
Sforno: Yaakov is saying you’re not doing ur day job
Compare how yaakov acts and how expects others to act
What did Laban do to yaakov
Yaakov was tricked by Lavan but worked faithfully
Explain Older and Younger to Rav Wolbe
GDOLAH - LEah
Hw long kings and Cohanim will rule = long
KTANA - RACHEL
Kings and Cohanim for short time
when yaakov is building mizbach
what two things does he want
1) food
2) clothing
he wants minimalism
why does yaakov only wnat what he needs
plenty = distraction from what we know to be imp - Yaakov wants minimal - all he wants = enough
why does he pick up legs and jump into excitement after dream
bc HaShem is with him
going with him to LAVAN
that’s whats meant to happen
when yaakov goes to kedem where does he go first
to the well
why is everyone waiting around the well
there is a rock on top
why is there a rock ontop of the well
shepards put it there bc they dont trust each other
cant draw water until everyone is there
kedem society vs Torah Society
Torah Society = successful and productive society bc there is TRUST
instilled FEAR IF HASHEM
when Yaakove comes to the well what does he see
how does he feel and why
he sees ppl wasting time
he cant stand it bc there are workers and not working
its injustice to their employer
when yaakov engages in convo with them how do shepards respond
they tell him to get lost
what happens whne Yaakov gives them MUSSAR about not working
they give a long and good answer - trying to defend themselves
why are they trying to defend themselves
they respect him
he shows that he stands for moral value and he cares about justice
if you are prepared to stand for TRUTH - then u will get RESPECT
why is Rochel being a shepardess stand out to YAAKOV
what we do repeatedly is what we become
if you have to take of defenseless animals - you become merciful - excites YAAKOV
what does Yaakov do
move the rock
what does Rav Dessler say about giving
more you give, the more you love
so when yaakov moves the rock
how does he feel about rochel
yaakov invests in rochel
creates special bond with her
she reminds him of his mom
he helps her
works for her
loves her
how long did lavan take yaakov in
what does yaakov say
what happens as a result
a month and he works hard
ill work for you for 7 yrs in exchange for ROCHEL (specifies rochel bc he knows LAVAN IS A TRICKSTER)
they have an agreement
why ROchel not leah
what is rochel symbolic of
what si elah
what is yaakov
ROchel is symbolic of oral torah - ;earning an understanding and knowledge
leah reps teflah
yaakov reps written torah
is rochel quiet or loud
who are her descendants
examples of them being quiet
quiet
shaul- was appointe dking told no one
estehr - doesn’t say which country and nation shes from
how is leah
how is she considered in the eyes of lavan and YAakov
shes expressive
not imp
yaakov marries both leah and rochel what does he need
oral torah and tefillah
why are rochels gift temp
what is leah
rochel is din
wont need when moshiach comes
we will be good with our enemies
CHESED
SHES TORAH AND….
what do the avot just want
example of avrhama nd yitzhak and yaakov
THEY JUST WANT YORAH
- AVRHAM EVICTS YISHMAEL
- YITZHAK WANTS TO GIVE BRACHA TO EISAV JUST WANTS TORAH LEARNING FOR YAAKOV
- YAAKOV JUST ASKS HASHEM FOR FOOD AND CLOTHES
what do the IMAHOS want
what does rochel say to leah
what did sara want
what did rivka want
EXTRA
1) be with yaakov - so u can have yissachar
2) sara wanted yitzhak to hv everything and get rid fo yishmael
3) rivka wanted yaakov to have the brachot
Yaakov loved rochel so much that it felt fast
why is time flying by
Yaakov felt he had to work on himself to marry rochel (fixing middot - time is flying)
yaakov says give me my wife so..
who talks like this?
1) i can hv relations with her
2) Yaakovs thought process was bringing call yisrael to existence
what does lavan do
switch rochel and leah
when yaakov maries leah what does it take time for him to do
what does this rep
to love her
slow appreciation for tefilah
why does it take time for Yaakov to love leah
lavan thought leah is worthless
yaakov goes to lava saying
when does he marry rochel
we both know im supposed to marry rochel - ill work another 7 years
marries rochel a week after leah
