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Without the Ladder, or Despite the Ladder? Decoding Hashem's Message to Yaacov [Ramban - Vayeitzei]

Speaker:: Rabbi Tanchum Cohen
Date:: November 23 2020

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Venue: Cong. Beth Abraham (Bergenfield, NJ) Cong. Beth Abraham (Bergenfield, NJ)

Machshava:

Bitachon, Galut, Geulah, Hashem, History, Ramban, The Avos

Parsha:

Vayeitzei

Collections: R' Tanchum Cohen Parsha Burst

References: Shabbat: 156A , Shabbat: 156B

Description

Ramban (28:12) on the messages and meaning of the sulam/ladder image in Yaacov Avinu's nevua-dream: direct, personal hashgacha peratis; national survival despite galuyos among a series of superpowers. אין מזל לישראל and Mark Twain on the uniqueness of Jewish history.

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