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Yaakov wanted to dwell peacefully
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Ya'akov's Last Bow - A Retrospective Look at the Life of our Patriarch
Rabbi Elchanan SametEvery significant move which he makes is motivated by two separate impetuses: a practical motive on one hand and a divine motive on the other. What distinguishes these two motivations?
Yaakov's Shattered Hopes for Tranquility
Rabbi David SilverbergTranquility vs. Challenge
Rabbi David SilverbergRav Amital on Yaakov's Unrequited Hopes for Tranquility
Rabbi David SilverbergYaakov Lives in the Land of His Father's Residence
Rabbi David SilverbergYaakov wanted to Dwell in Peace
Rabbi Ezra Bick | 10 minutesA famous comment of Rashi cites a phrase of Hazal which said that Yaakov wanted to live in peace, but immediately suffered hardship of the troubles of Yosef. What are Hazal trying to say, and what was yYaakov thinking? Did he want to retire? If so, was that a reason to suffer? Is the Torah against tzaddikim living in prosperity?