Sermon : Parshat Vayetze 2017 November 24

Name/Title

Sermon : Parshat Vayetze 2017 November 24

Entry/Object ID

rdi-2017.11.24

Scope and Content

Rabbi Ingber mentions that it is Thanksgiving time, and mentions it being a dark time of year in which people run away from things. This brings up the story of Jacob running away from his family and going into Exile for 20 years. He is always running, but when he receives his vision from God with the “ladder,” he receives the message when he wakes up that he is where he is supposed to be and doing what he is supposed to. Rabbi Ingber alludes to that everyone needing to realize that they are where they supposed to be.

Category

Shabbat sermons

Archive Details

Creator

Ingber, David

Date(s) of Creation

Nov 24, 2017

Archive Size/Extent

16'34"

Primary Language

English, Hebrew

Archive Items Details

Subjects

Parshat Vayetze, Jacob's ladder (Biblical dream), Jacob (Biblical patriarch), Rebekah (Biblical matriarch), Rabbis, Hasidism

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Baʻal Shem Ṭov, approximately 1700-1760

Web Links and URLs

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Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 David Ingber. Non-commercial use permitted, with attribution. All other rights reserved.