“Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the break of dawn.” (Genesis 32:25)
Jacob sat alone on the edge of the riverbank, watching the water shimmer and sway in the moonlight. He could barely make out the forms crossing over to the far side. With each passing moment they disappeared from his [...]
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Parashat Vayishlach 5767
Posted in My Midrash, Religion, Torah Commentary on December 8, 2006 | 5 Comments »
God’s Kiss
Posted in Death and Dying, Judaism, My Midrash, Religion, Simchat Torah, Torah Commentary on October 5, 2007 | 5 Comments »
From the Ve’zot Haberachach, the final portion in the Torah:
So Moses the servant of the Lord died there, in the land of Moab, at the command of the Lord. He buried him in the valley of Moab, near Beit Peor; and no one knows his burial place to this day. (Deuteronomy 34:5-6)
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