ב"ה
Likkutei Sichot, Volume 3 - וישלחKnowledge Base » Torah, The » Torah Books » Chassidic Works » Works by The Rebbe » Likkutei Sichot » Likkutei Sichot - Volume 3 » Likkutei Sichot, Volume 3 - וישלח
|
|
|
Sort by:
|
|
|
Related Topics
Likkutei Sichos, Volume 3, Vayishlach
Names are significant. They reveal the inner nature of the person or people called by that name. The Jewish people are called by two names, Yaakov and Yisrael. Each of these names has a distinct meaning and significance.
In this week’s Sidra Jacob, after his struggle with the angel, is told that his name is now to be Israel. And yet we find him still referred to, on subsequent occasions in the Torah, as Jacob. Yet after Abraham’s name was changed from Abram, he is never a...
In the Torah portion of Vayishlach, we read that the angel told Ya’akov:Bereishis 32:29. “Your name will no longer be Ya’akov, but Yisrael….” The Gemara statesBerachos 13a. See also Bereishis Rabbah 46:8. that he who calls Avraham by the name Avram transg...
Two Names, Two Paths of Divine Service Our SagesBerachos 13a. compare the verse:Bereishis 35:10. “Your name will no longer be Yaakov. Instead, your name will be Yisrael,” with the verse,Ibid. 17:5. “Your name will no longer be Avram,” and state that a per...
| |