Parshas Vayishlach: Peace Between Guf and Neshama

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Why did Yaakov Avinu go back for the small jugs, and how does that tie to Chanukah? The main battle in this world is between the guf and the neshama, and peace comes only when the guf is cleansed into a home for the neshama. Aaron HaKohen, the oheiv shalom v'rodef shalom, was given the preparing of the neros, the holder that lets the flame of the neshama burn. Shabbos makes that peace, the Yavanim fought it, and Yaakov came out of the fight with the malach shalem.

Key points

• Peace between guf and neshama comes only by cleansing the guf into a home for the neshama.
• The Avnei Nezer explains that Shabbos food is kavod Shabbos, so guf and neshama stop fighting.
• The Yavanim held the guf an end in itself, not a holder for the neshama.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Yaakov Avinu and the small jugs
2. 1:42Rashi on Aaron and the neros
3. 3:50The battle of guf and neshama
4. 6:47Driver and passenger mashal
5. 8:40Rashi on neshama yeseira
6. 12:38The ner as holder for the flame
7. 14:15The Yavanim and their three gezeiros
8. 16:03Yaakov, Esav and the malach

Topics

• Guf and Neshama
• Chanukah
• Neshama Yeseira
• Shabbos