Yaakov instituted the prayer of Maariv - why the Riziner davened very late
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Why is Yosef the antidote to the power of Esav?
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Why did Yaakov suggest such a long period (7 years) of labor in exchange for marriage? Rabbeinu Bechayeh and Chasam Sofer
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Why did Esav denigrate the בכורה?- Rashi, Even Ezra and Ramban
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What prayer did Avrohom Avinu say on Har Hamoryiah? The Shelah Hakodosh and the Maharsha on מי שענה לאברהם אבינו בהר המורי׳
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Was the sale of the בכורה a halachically valid transaction? Isn’t it a דבר שלא בא לעולם?
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Was Esav kissing Yaakov genuine? - Rashi according to the Mitteler Rebbe
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Very nice interpretation from Sfas Emes on ונאספו העדרים וכללו את האבן
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Very interesting vort from the Haflo’oh in Ponim Yofos regarding חוטב עציך ושואב מימך
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The שלשלת on top of the word וימאן - the most potent response to the Yetzer Horah
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The Mitteler Rebbe’s fascinating insight into the Midrash that Yaakov and Esav cried when they hugged over the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash
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The Kli Yakar’s remarkable insight into the insidious nature of jealousy and Yosef’s misjudgment of its danger
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The incredible lesson the Rebbe derived from story of Reb Avner and the Ramban
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The encounter of Shimon the heretic and the Alter Rebbe - the lesson the Alter Rebbe taught about ויחרד יצחק חרדה גדולה
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The concept of yichud referred to in the story of Yosef’s test - based on Even Ezra, Sforno, Rashbam and Kli Yakar
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The Arizal’s pshat as how we know that snakes and scorpions were in the pit of Yosef and not something else
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The Or HaChaim’s remarkable insight as to why early generations in the Torah lived so much longer
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The Zohar’s pshat on ויקרבו ימי ישראל
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Amazing Or Hachaim Hakodosh on ויקרבו ימי ישראל למות
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Fascinating Rabbeinu Bechaye on ויקרבו ימי ישראל למות
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