My favorite Torah story when I work with people facing the uncertainty of a grave illness or death is the story of Jacob wrestling with the angel. (Genesis 32.) Jacob’s facing mortality was not ...

In our Torah portion, Va-Yishlach, we have one of the most dramatic and vivid scenes in the Bible – Jacob wrestling with an angel. Except, in our Torah portion, it is never written that Jacob ...

The prophet Hosea, in 12:4-5, stated that “by his strength, he [Jacob] strove with a godlike being; he strove with an angel and prevailed. He wept and made a supplication to him.” ...

Rembrandt van Rijn, detail from Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, oil on canvas, circa 1659. In the beginning, when I was first making appearances to mortals, most of them died before I could speak the ...

Since then the image of Jacob wrestling that angel has stayed with me, and I often go to an earlier line of the story: “I will not let go until you have blessed me.” I’ve found that a helpful image as ...

The scene is in black and white, and both the angel and Jacob have upset faces. Later on, and further after the war, his 1960s artwork depicting the same scene is colorful and shows the two ...

It is our last wrestling match with life and disappointment, and it is portrayed so well in the Torah story of Jacob’s Encounter with the Angel. Gen 32:25-33.

The Angel – Comments on Torah Portion Va-Yishlach 2023 . In our Torah portion, Va-Yishlach, we have one of the most dramatic and vivid scenes in the Bible – Jacob wrestling with an angel.

The Angel – Comments on Torah Portion Va-Yishlach . In our Torah portion, Va-Yishlach, we have one of the most dramatic and vivid scenes in the Bible – Jacob wrestling with an angel.