Rabbi Minkowicz Weekly Torah Lesson Parsha Vayeitzei How can we remain Calm & Peaceful in Exile?

welcome to this week's tour lesson this week's tarp portions passions by yatese the question of the week is how can we remain calm and peaceful in Exile so in this week's Tire portion passes by Yates deals with Yakov avinu and it tells us yaakov's life from the beginning to the end all when he was outside the land of Israel and others when he was in Exile so the rubber asks a simple question wow this week's Torah portion is all about yaakov's life away from his parents home away from Israel he was an exile he was in galot and guess what in Exile he got married he had his children he built his family he became extremely successful extremely wealthy not only that he was dealing with a Laban who tried to Swindle him and what happened when he left with his family laven came running after him why do you come running after him so the rubber brings a beautiful teaching for them Dove he came running after him to bring him his holy Torah thoughts that he left and he came to bring him back his Torah thoughts and these thorough torches are actually added into the Torah these verses were him running after him up to the point there's we know leaving wanted to hurt him and destroy him and Laban kissed him and his whole family which represents spiritually there was a total transformation on laban's part so you see the tremendous success that yaakov had specifically in Exile in Exile again we got married he had his family he became successful laven that wanted to hurt him was against him he himself was for him came to bring him back his Torah thoughts came to hug him and kiss him and his family so the reperto says here you see the tremendous power we have and this answer the question how do you remain calm and peaceful in Exile no that specifically in Exile we could be calm and peaceful because we will succeed we'll Elevate this world will make the world a great place and we will accomplish what God wanted a Dera a dwelling place but that kind of specifically in a place where it's dark and where it takes out so I want to wish you all a great week we should all be successful in making this Exile into a place for Hashem thanks so much for joining us for our weekly Torah lesson this week's Torah lessons dedicated to memory of Baruch minority leave Yosef seen about sorrow May their souls be elevated by the time we're studying in their memory for more information please see our website Chabad swf.org have a great and blessed week