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The Rebbe said this discourse on Shabbat Vayeitze in 1987. The verse which tells us that 'Laban got up early in the morning' is reinterpreted in a Kabbalistic way. Laban (literally meaning 'white')...
The Rebbe taught this discourse on Shabbat Vayetze in 1964. Jacob's dream of the ladder is compared by the Sages to Nebuchadnezar's dream of a statue, with a head of gold but feet of clay. This leads...
This discourse was taught in 1987, and it reveals a kabbalistic interpretation of Laban, the scheming uncle of Jacob. Laban means ‘white’, and represents an exalted ‘brightness’ from the Essence of...
Jacob's journey from his parent's home in Beer Sheva to the difficulties of Haran where Laban lived represents the spiritual journey of each individual. The goal is to elevate the lowest level and...
The Alef Kabbala Group (20 November 2012)explored a non-edited discourse taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1965, on Shabbat of Sedra Vayetze. Jacob going to Haran, a place of negativity, with the...
The Alef Kabbala Group (6 December 2011) studied the second half of the discourse for Sedra Vayetzei of 1987 which was studied last week. This focuses on three 'graded' dimensions of existence...
The Alef Kabbala Group (29 November 2011) studied the first half of an 'unedited' discourse for Sedra Vayetzei said in 1987. This interprets the verse near the end of the Parsha, 'And Laban got up...
The Alef Kabbala Group (6 Sept 2011) explored a discourse for Shabbat Vayetze said in 1967, interpreting the verse 'do not plough with an ox and a donkey together'. The Hebrew word for 'donkey',...
The Alef Kabbala Group (9 November 2010) explored an edited discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said in 1977,after Shabbat of Vayetze, on Jacob's words to G-d after his dream of the ladder, during his...
The Alef Kabbala Group (24 November 09) explored a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said on Shabbat Vayetzei 1987 (5748)on the verse 'And Laban got up in the morning and kissed his sons and...
The Alef Kabbala Group (2 December 08) explored a discourse taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1981 (and later edited) linkling with Sedra Vayeitzei. However, the discourse begins Atah Ehad, 'You are...
The Alef Kabbala group (13 Nov 07) studied a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said on Shabbat Vayetze 5747 (1986) on the verse said by Jacob, after the dream of ladder, "And I will return in...
Alef Discussion (Dec. 2005): "Vayetze 5722 Veshavti Beshalom" a discourse said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1962.
The three descriptions of Israel as G-d's children, G-d's flock of sheep and bold as a leopard, asking what each image reveals about the Jewish relationship with the Divine. Each metaphor represents...
The constant challenge of balancing the spiritual and the material in daily life, using Jacob's twenty years in Haran as a model. The Chassidic insight that the border between Jacob and Laban...
Jacob's ladder dream as expressing the fundamental Jewish perspective that earth and heaven are meant to be joined. The stages of the morning prayer service are compared to climbing the rungs of the...
On the goal of making the world a better place, examining how Jacob tried to balance Torah study with the practical demands of supporting his growing family in Haran. His wife Leah's naming of her...
The mystery of Jacob's deep sleep and dream of the ladder at Beth El, using the idea that for the first time in years Jacob was able to rest properly after years of only dozing. The ladder with...
The importance of education and raising children in the Jewish way through Jacob's experience in Haran, where he raised a large family far from his homeland. A story about Rabbi Shneur Zalman hearing...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Vayetze, 5727 (1967), in connection with 19 Kislev, the Chassidic holiday celebrating the liberation of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi....
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Vayetze, 5719 (1959). The verse 'He redeemed in peace my soul, for many are now with me' is associated with the liberation of Rabbi Shneur...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Vayetze, 5729 (1969). The Shabbat Mincha prayer includes 'Atah Echad, You are One', and the Previous Rebbe asks why 'One' (Echad) is used...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Vayetze, 5719 (1959). The verse 'He redeemed in peace my soul, for many are now with me' is associated with the liberation of Rabbi Shneur...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Vayetze, 5748 (1988). The verse 'Laban rose early in the morning and kissed his sons and daughters' is explained in Torah Or and Torat...