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Show Notes
In this mornings class inspired by an insight by our dear friend Terry Oved, we follow Ya‘akov Avinu into the darkest house in the Torah — Lavan the sorcerer — and discover how twenty years of deceit, manipulation, and spiritual danger forged the strength that finally allowed him to face Eisav.
Drawing from Midrash, Zohar, and Pirkei de’Rabbi Eliezer, we uncover the hidden layers behind the words “עִם לָבָן גַּרְתִּי” and how Ya‘akov walked through fire without losing himself.
This is the story of the strength you don’t know you have until the moment you need it.
A powerful lesson for a generation living through its own shadows — and learning, once again, to stand like Yisrael.