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    A compilation of commentaries on the Torah. By Rabbi Eytan Yehudah Dzikowski

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    Bereshit: Vayishlach: Was Schechem reincarnated?

    December 12, 2019

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    Genesis: Weekly Parshah Vayishlach: Is there a mention of Rivka's death in the Torah?

    November 30, 2017

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    Vayishlach: Ch. 35 Vs.8
    Is there a mention of Rivka's death in the Torah?

    וַתָּ֤מָת דְּבֹרָה֙ מֵינֶ֣קֶת רִבְקָ֔ה וַתִּקָּבֵ֛ר מִתַּ֥חַת לְבֵֽית־אֵ֖ל תַּ֣חַת הָֽאַלּ֑וֹן וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ אַלּ֥וֹן בָּכֽוּת׃ 

    Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and was...

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    Genesis: Weekly Parshah Vayishlach: How could Yakov have forgotten these important oil flasks?

    November 28, 2017

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    Rabbi Eytan Yehudah Dzikowski

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    Vayishlach: Ch. 32 Vs.23
    How could Yakov have forgotten these important oil flasks?

    וַיָּ֣קָם ׀ בַּלַּ֣יְלָה ה֗וּא וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־שְׁתֵּ֤י נָשָׁיו֙ וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּ֣י שִׁפְחֹתָ֔יו וְאֶת־אַחַ֥ד עָשָׂ֖ר יְלָדָ֑יו וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔ר אֵ֖ת מַעֲבַ֥ר יַבֹּֽק׃

    That same n...

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    Genesis: Weekly Parshah Vayishlach: What happened to Yakov's oil flasks?

    November 27, 2017

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    Vayishlach: Ch. 32 Vs.25
    What happened to Yakov's oil flasks?

    וַיִּוָּתֵ֥ר יַעֲקֹ֖ב לְבַדּ֑וֹ וַיֵּאָבֵ֥ק אִישׁ֙ עִמּ֔וֹ עַ֖ד עֲל֥וֹת הַשָּֽׁחַר׃

    Jacob was left alone and a man wrestled with him until the break of dawn.

    Clarification about yesterday'...

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    Genesis: Weekly Parshah Vayishlach: What was so important about the oil flasks?

    November 26, 2017

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    Rabbi Eytan Yehudah Dzikowski

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    Vayishlach: Ch. 32 Vs.23
    What was so important about these oil flasks?

    וַיָּ֣קָם ׀ בַּלַּ֣יְלָה ה֗וּא וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־שְׁתֵּ֤י נָשָׁיו֙ וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּ֣י שִׁפְחֹתָ֔יו וְאֶת־אַחַ֥ד עָשָׂ֖ר יְלָדָ֑יו וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔ר אֵ֖ת מַעֲבַ֥ר יַבֹּֽק׃

    That same night he...

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    Genesis: Weekly Parshah Vayetze: Where does the name "Dina" come from?

    November 24, 2017

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    Vayetze: Ch. 30 Vs.21
    Where does the name "Dina" come from?

    וְאַחַ֖ר יָ֣לְדָה בַּ֑ת וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמָ֖הּ דִּינָֽה׃

    Last, she bore him a daughter, and named her Dinah.

    The name Dina comes from the word din/judgment.

    From here the Talmud derives tha...

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    Genesis: Weekly Parshah Vayetze: Who told Lavan that Yakov had fled?

    November 23, 2017

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    Rabbi Eytan Yehudah Dzikowski

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    Vayetze: Ch. 31 Vs.2
    Who told Lavan that Yakov had fled?

    וַיַּ֥רְא יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י לָבָ֑ן וְהִנֵּ֥ה אֵינֶ֛נּוּ עִמּ֖וֹ כִּתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃

    Jacob also saw that Laban’s manner toward him was not as it had been in the past.

    Amalek lived for a very l...

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    Genesis: Weekly Parshah Vayetze: How long did the well's water continue rising and overflowing?

    November 22, 2017

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    Vayetze: Ch. 29 Vs.10
    How long did the well's water continue rising and overflowing automatically?

    וַיְהִ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ רָאָ֨ה יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶת־רָחֵ֗ל בַּת־לָבָן֙ אֲחִ֣י אִמּ֔וֹ וְאֶת־צֹ֥אן לָבָ֖ן אֲחִ֣י אִמּ֑וֹ וַיִּגַּ֣שׁ יַעֲקֹ֗ב וַיָּ֤גֶל אֶת־הָאֶ֙ב...

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    Genesis: Weekly Parshah Vayetze: Why do some communities sing "hi-la-la-la" at weddings?

    November 21, 2017

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    Rabbi Eytan Yehudah Dzikowski

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    Vayetze: Ch. 29 Vs.23
    Why do some communities sing "hi-la-la-la, hi-la-la-la" at weddings?

    וַיְהִ֣י בָעֶ֔רֶב וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־לֵאָ֣ה בִתּ֔וֹ וַיָּבֵ֥א אֹתָ֖הּ אֵלָ֑יו וַיָּבֹ֖א אֵלֶֽיהָ׃

    When evening came, he took his daughter Leah and brought her to...

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    Genesis: Weekly Parshah Vayetze: What happened to the stone that Yaakov slept on?

    November 20, 2017

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    Rabbi Eytan Yehudah Dzikowski

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    Vayetze: Ch. 28 Vs.11
    What happened to the stone that Yakov slept on?

    וַיִּפְגַּ֨ע בַּמָּק֜וֹם וַיָּ֤לֶן שָׁם֙ כִּי־בָ֣א הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ וַיִּקַּח֙ מֵאַבְנֵ֣י הַמָּק֔וֹם וַיָּ֖שֶׂם מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב בַּמָּק֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃

    He came upon a certai...

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    Genesis: Weekly Parshah Vayetze: Where were the stones Yakov slept on from?

    November 19, 2017

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    Rabbi Eytan Yehudah Dzikowski

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    Vayetze: Ch. 28 Vs.11
    Where were the stones Yakov slept on from?

    וַיִּפְגַּ֨ע בַּמָּק֜וֹם וַיָּ֤לֶן שָׁם֙ כִּי־בָ֣א הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ וַיִּקַּח֙ מֵאַבְנֵ֣י הַמָּק֔וֹם וַיָּ֖שֶׂם מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב בַּמָּק֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃

    He came upon a certain pla...

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