Dear Friends,
In the Torah portion for this week, Vayishlach, Jacob wrestles
with a mysterious being before he confronts his brother Esau. Prior to this mysterious encounter we find
the following in Genesis 32;11:קָטֹ֜נְתִּי מִכֹּ֤ל הַחֲסָדִים֙ וּמִכׇּל־הָ֣אֱמֶ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר
עָשִׂ֖יתָ אֶת־עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֣י בְמַקְלִ֗י עָבַ֙רְתִּי֙ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֣ן הַזֶּ֔ה
וְעַתָּ֥ה הָיִ֖יתִי לִשְׁנֵ֥י