PEREK LAMID Flashcards
EXPLAIN PASUK ALEPH ACCORDING TO RASHI
who is rachel jealous of and why
what does rachel ask yaakov
what do they say about one with no kids
Rachel is jealous of Leahs good deeds
Rachel asks Yaakov to daven for her like Yitzhak did for Rivka
one who has no kids like they’re dead
what did yaakov argue about
what did Rachel respond
- according to SFORNO BET
what was yaakov not thinking and thinking about
what did yaakov recognize
Yaakov wasnt thinking about his love for ROCHEL rather his honor/respect for HASHEM
Yaakov recognized her signs of being barren
what did yaakov argue about
what did Rachel respond
SFORNO GIMMEL
what did rochel not mean
who did she give to yaakov
what does she expect to happen
Rochel didnt mena yaakov can heal her being barren
she gave bilha to yaakov then she will have kid
she will be jealous then have a kid
what did yaakov argue about
what did Rachel respond
Rashi BEt
what is yaakov saying
how is he diff from his father
Who is withholding from Rochel
Yaakov - AM I IN HASHEMS PLACE
when yitzhak davend for rivka - he had no kids
that’s how he’s diff from his father
HaShem is withholding from ROCHEL not YAakov
what did yaakov argue about
what did Rachel respond
Rashi GIMMEL
who does Rachel bring in as an example and what does she say
so what does she do as a result
Rachel brings in AVRHAM and says he had a kid with HAGAR and still davened for SARA
so she says take BILHA
Explain Bilha and Zilpas role
what do they want for their kids
what do they do as a result
are now mothers of SHEVATIM
they want children to have perfect education
they give to ROCHEL AND LEAH
how did yaakov know the time was right to return to EY
RASH CHUF HAY
what did he know abt Yosef
as a result…
1) yaakov knew yosef is the flame to his fire
when yosef was born - knew it was time to return to EY and trusted in HaShem
how did yaakov know the time was right to return to EY
RASHBAM CHUF HAY
what was the sign
what is over
Yosef was the right sign
7 yrs of working for ROchel is over
time to leave
how did lavan respond to teh suggestion of yaakov abt leaving
didnt want to send yaakov
bc now he has a son
and wth son comes bracha
which agreement did yaakov suggestion
SFORNO
what does yaakov sya abt payment
yaakov says let me get paid
you wont lose anything
which agreement did yaakov suggestion
RASHI LAMID BEIS
what is yaakov saying about the sheep
yaakov si saying to take the speckled and spotted sheep and give to ur sons and the ones that will be born will be mine
what is response of lavan to yaakov
agrees
what are the two tafkidim of a woman
whats the primary one
NUMBER ONE SERVE HASHEM (primary)
TWO BRING CHILDREN
what does rochel say to yaakov
how does yaakov respond - what name of hashem does he use - what is he saying
give me children or id rather be dead
- what am I over GD (uses elokim - din - if I deserve it give it to me, if not not)
Yaakov is saying you relate to HaShem through DIn
you always say if you deserve it you get it, if you don’t then you don’t
but you want it SO GO TO HASHEM
how does rochel look
since she couldnt have kids who does she get
hasnt developed secondary sex cells
so shes skinny and shes beautiful bc of this
BILHA
Difference between Hagar and Avrham vs Bilha and Yaakov
-> Hagar remains a maidservant - second status wfe
-> bilha first staus wife - she worked on herself until she got the status of ROCHEL
who does leah marry off to yaakov
ZILPA
according to avot whats perferable din or ched
Ex of Yitzhak
din
yitzhak wants to give brachot toeisav and wants to give less to yaakov
what about imahot
want more
Sara says get rid of Yishmale
rochel approaches leah about the flowers for fertility how does leah respond
what didn’t leah know
what did lavan tell her
what does rochel tell leah
first u take my husband now u want my flowers
leah didn’t know yaakov and rochel were og engaged
lavan told leah shes engaged and all the gifts from yaakov to rochel (through lavan) were given to leah
rochel tells leah the simanim - ultimate sacrifice
what does leah believe for clal ysirael
does rochel agree with her - rochels response
for their to be extra
tells her to be with yaakov and yissachar is born
who do the spotted, speckled brown sheep and goats belong to
who do the solid black and white sheep belong to - what kind of sheep r they
1) lavan
2) yaakov - old and infertile
what does yaakov take
what does he do and what does he hope
likehood of this happening
a branch and peels of layers until the branch is brown and white
puts in front of sheep while drinking
in hope to have speckled sheep
= low
whats the point of yaakov doing the branch
- deosnt want to rely on a miracle so he does his hishtadlus
why does yaakov sepnd 20 years with lavan - how is this symbolic through the branch
the spiritual energy of lavans house is bad - yaakov is trying to better it
branch = lavans evilness
trying to remove what is reg to see the spirtuality
how do we get 20 years
7 + 7 - working for rochel
6 yrs to get sheep
why does rochel name yosef - yosef
reason number one
1) hashem shoukd give me another
why does rochel name yosef - yosef
reason number two
what has HaShem taken away
when yaakov comes home what can rochel do when smthing is gone
is this what she rlly wiated 13 yrs for
hashem has taken away my shame
when yaakov comes home and something is gone - she can blame yosef
this is what she waited 13 yrs for?
Happiness is a decision - sit back and think about what is making me happy and focus on that
rochel is making the decision to be happy even on the lil things
