(א) In order to build the House of Yisrael, Yaacov was told to go to Charan, a place where G-d’s presence is concealed
(ג) Yaacov needed to protect his head from involvement in the world & turned those stones into an altar
(ז) Yaacov went into Galus only trusting HaShem, and left whole and complete
(ט) We can learn human character traits from prior to Matan Torah; we learn not to mix two joyful events together, need to be totally immersed in one simchah
Only by exposure to temptations and overcoming them, is it possible to build a Jewish home
By prayers beforehand, even the fork & spoon become holy
In Galus, trust only in G-d by following Torah without compromise, and one comes out a complete Jew
By Torah and Mitzvos, we can elevate now that which preceded Matan Torah
פרשת ויצא א
Prior to going to Charan, Yaacov prepared by learning Torah in the House of Ever, making a commitment to prayer
While in Galus, Yaacov continued to be involved in Divine service by reciting Tehillim and other holy items
This is the pattern for a Jew’s life: In the morning, one should commit a block of time to prayer and learning In business, one should be distinguished by holy conduct
פרשת ויצא ג
Allusion to Lag B’omer (Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai); “Gal” (mound) is not a full separation but lets some items through; thus, reveals the hidden as good
That which were previously hidden in small drops, the Mitteler Rebbe revealed, into wide and understandable forms
עד הגל הזה
לא, נב הא
The Yetzer HaRa was taken from Yitzchak when his eyesight was removed; he was unable to see bad in his household
One who is extremely careful about what one sees, his Yetzer HaRa is removed
ואלקי יצחק
כח, יג הב
Yaacov let go of his personal stringency (keeping Torah before its time) to marry sisters avoiding breaking a promise to Rochel (obligation for B’nai Noach)
A person should overlook one’s own spiritual luxury in order to help another person acquire a spiritual necessity
(נישואי אחיות)
הג
Avrohom & Yitzchak promoted awareness of G-d but their effect was superficial; they could only appease evil (and make oaths with Avimelech עבודת הצדיקים Yaacov’s avodah transformed evil into good (and, thus, inappropriate to make an oath with bad) עבודת בעלי התשובה Through transformation of the bad in Galus we will surely be able to merit Geulah
מבאר שבע
כח, י יא
Leah (and all the Mothers) named their children since they revealed the special nature of each child Rueven “"ראו בין showed the difference between the firstborn of Yaacov and of Avrohom & Yitzchak; he did not protest the preferential treatment of Yosef Just as the Shvatim were named by the Mothers to indicate an expansion of the previous foundations from the Avos, so the Mitteler Rebbe expanded Chassidus from the base provided by the Alter Rebbe
*ותקרא שמו כט, לב יב
