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by Rabbi Eliyahu Tal
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Widsom from the Youths of Etz Ahaim
Thus, there is a definite distinction between the two names. Likkutei Torah goes on to explain – saying that Yaakov, while of course, never committing to acts of evil (for “HaShem does not perceive sin within Ya’akov), neither through thought, speech or action, still had the struggle of the yetzer hara, which was completely eradicated within Yisrael.
At the beginning of Parashat Vayishlach, Yaakov Avinu sends messengers to see what Esav was planning and what his intentions were. Some say that the people that Yaackov Avinu sent were human, while others suggest that Yaackov Avinu sent Melachim.
Yaakov tells Hashem that he fears that he has no merit, for he worried that he may have done something wrong that would render him undeserving of Hashem’s protection (see Rashi) - or so he thinks. Hashem tells him that no, it was not, and that Hashem is always with him.
Why did Yaakov go to such great lengths to retrieve a few insignificant jugs?
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