"The waxing and waning moon reflect the ups and downs of life and history. By commanding to sanctify the new moon, G-d was imparting to Moses the power of renewal: Just as the moon is reborn right after it disappears, so too will the Jewish people experience a renaissance...
"There were two objectives in the ten plagues: to punish Pharaoh and the Mitzrim (Egyptians)... for the way they treated the Jewish people… and to bring back the Jewish people to HKBH, to strengthen their emunah and bitachon....
"Knowing that there is a keitz will give meaning to history, removing the impression that history is nothing but a sequence of random , painful events."...
"The Sfas Emes tells us that when a person encounters a rough patch in life, he should realize that he is also gaining the opportunity for a richer relationship with HaShem."...
"The stories of the Torah describe not only physical events that took place at a certain point in history, but also detail metaphysical and timeless tales occurring continuously within the human heart."...
King David Strong In The Ways Of Judah’s Repentance
Trugman, Rabbi Avraham Arieh
"In Vayeishev, Judah’s words and actions pave the way for his descendants to engage in teshuvah, sincere repentance, one of Judaism’s cornerstones."...
As if fighting with the angel to become Israel also meant defending the earthly, concrete part of Judaism, where this hypothetical angel instead represents an attempt to pulverize it....
"Torah ideas have spread literally throughout the world, leading to a situation wherein legal systems everywhere have incorporated many of the basic principles enumerated in the Torah, as well as the more fundamental premises of justice, responsibility, and fairness on which all law depends....
