Parsha:

Vayeitzei 

Description

When Rachel first appears at the well, Yaakov demonstrated what we can only call "superhuman" strength in rolling the stone from the mouth of the well... But, what strength is the text referring to? Where does he get the strength to accomplish a feat that at all other times demands the concerted efforts of all the shepherds working in unison? No way is Torah focused on physical strength? Rav Chaim Shmulevitz teaches that Yaakov's great strength was not even known to him until he focused; and in focusing revealing powers he did not even know he possessed. Most of us have no idea of the strength we possess! We are clueless of what we can accomplish if only we set our minds to it - our minds not our muscles!