Parsha:

Vayishlach 

Collections: R' Sklare Creative Textual Studies

Description

“Yaakov sent ma’lachim.’’ This reference is far from self-contained. An expansive study of these parshios reveals the ma’lachim are an icon, symbolizing Hashem’s protection throughout Yaakov’s wanderings. Although we are unable to behold actual angelic beings, we too can experience this phenomenon by discerning Hashem’s presence in all our ‘’close calls’’ which He renders ‘’close misses.’’