The steps Ya’akov Avinu took to prepare for his final confrontation with Eisav, Chazal tell us, teach us about how to prepare for any confrontation we might have as nation.

The ladder spanned Heaven and Earth, and angels went up and down it. According to the Midrash, the dream foretold of four future exiles that the descendants of Ya’akov would have to endure, Babylonia, Median, Greek, and Roman.

WE ARE NOW in the month of Kislev, Chanukah territory. It was the last Jewish holiday to be established, and the only one to occur after the time of prophecy. This is why, unlike Purim, Chanukah was not immediately established as a holiday, as the Gemora explains:

RASHI MENTIONED AT the end of last week’s parsha that the entire lineage just mentioned was just to get to the verse about Rivkah being born, the soul mate and soon-to-be-wife of Yitzchak.

IT IS AMAZING how quickly three parshios can pass by. This Shabbos will be a month since the Simchas Torah Arab invasion and atrocities.