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Parshas Vayaitzei  (וַיִּקַּח אֶת הָאֶבֶן אֲשֶׁר שָׂם מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיו וַיָּשֶׂם אֹתָהּ מַצֵּבָה וַיִּצֹק שֶׁמֶן עַל רֹאשָׁהּ. (בראשית כח/יחAnd he arrived (vayifga) at the place and spent the night there because the sun had set. He took one of the stones of that place and he put it under his head and he laid down in that place. (Braishis 28/11)The Yalkut Shemoni explains the reason the Torah used the word "vayifga" to tell us that Yaakov arrived at Har HaMoriah instead the usual word "v'higia" is to allude to the fact that when Yaakov arrived at this place the "world built a wall" to prevent him from continuing on his journey to Charan. (The word "vayifga" literally means "to collide". In other words he bumped into a wall when he got to that place which caused him to have to stay there.)Zera Shimshon asks why was it so important to the world that Yaakov remain there and not continue on his journey to Charan?Zera Shimshon answers in light of a fascinating excerpt from Pirkei D'Rebbi Eliezer. On the possuk, "And he (Yaakov) took the stone that was under his head..." Pirkei D’Rebbi Eliezer comments, "What did Hashem do? Hashem stretched out His right foot and sunk this stone into the depths of the earth and Hashem made it a part of the Earth just like a person makes a doorpost to support the lintel (a horizontal support of timber, stone, concrete, or steel across the top of a door or window). This stone is called "even shesia" because this stone is the core of the world and from this stone the world expanded. (On that stone) the Palace of Hashem (Bais Hamikdash) stands like it says, "... and this rock that I (Yaakov) made an altar, will be the Dwelling Place of Hashem." According to Pirkei D'Rebbi Eliezer the foundation of the world was not built at the beginning of creation but rather it was built more than two thousand years later from the stone that Yaakov slept on when he was on the way to the house of Lavan.Zera Shimshon explains, since the world obviously wanted to be completed, it therefore built a wall to force Yaakov to sleep on that stone and finish the creation of the world.What still has to be understood, is why did Hashem put the finishing touches of the world specifically now, before Yaakov arrived at the house of Lavan? Why couldn't it have waited until Yaakov returned from Lavan's house with his wives and children?Zera Shimshon explains in light of the halacha that a person is allowed to build what he wants on his own property even if his neighbor’s property will eventually be damaged which is called in the Gemorra, "al hanizak l'harchik atzmo". (For instance, one can plant a tree in his own yard even though the roots will eventually spread and damage his neighbor's field.) However there is an exception to this halacha; one is not allowed to do something that will cause immediate and direct damage. For instance, he is not allowed to dig a pit in his own field if the digging will immediately weaken his neighbor's wall.(girei dilei)In actually, people and the physical world share the same space and can really damage each other. People damage the world when they acting improperly (like what happened in the days of Noach). The world damages us by enticing us to do avairos through forbidden pleasures. There is however a fundamental difference between the way people damage the world and the way the world damages people. The world damages people immediately. Almost involuntary, a person sees something, the heart yearns for it and then, "slap bang", he executes his heart’s desire. However, people don't cause damage to the world right away. Even when we sin, Hashem warns us, gives us time to do teshuva and only then, if we don't heed the warnings, Hashem punishes the world.In light of this we can understand why it was so important to make the foundation of the world before Yaakov Avinu ran away to Lavan. Yaakov didn't just go to Lavan's house as a place of refuge. He went there to bring into this world the 12 tribes whose existence is the basis and root of all of mankind. (This is symbolized by the fact that the twelve tribes are parallel to the 12 Zodiac signs, the 12 months, and the 12 combinations of the name of Hashem).If Hashem would have waited to finish creating the foundation of the world until after Yaakov returned from the house of Lavan and after he gave birth to the twelve Tribes, Hashem would not have been able to finish the creation of the world, since, as we said above, the world directly and immediately damages mankind. Therefore it was necessary that Hashem finish the creation of the world at a time when it was considered that there was nothing to damage, before Yaakov begot the twelve Tribes, since mankind was completed only with their births. Since Yaakov had to sleep on the stone that completes of the foundation of the world, the "world built a wall" to force Yaakov to sleep on that stone! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

<h2>Parshas Vayaitzei </h2>  (וַיִּקַּח אֶת הָאֶבֶן אֲשֶׁר שָׂם מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיו וַיָּשֶׂם אֹתָהּ מַצֵּבָה וַיִּצֹק שֶׁמֶן עַל רֹאשָׁהּ. (בראשית כח/יח And he arrived (vayifga) at the place and spent the night there because the sun had set. He took one of the stones of that place and he put it under his head and he laid down in that place. (Braishis 28/11)The Yalkut Shemoni explains the reason the Torah used the word "vayifga" to tell us that Yaakov arrived at Har HaMoriah instead the usual word "v'higia" is to allude to the fact that when Yaakov arrived at this place the "world built a wall" to prevent him from continuing on his journey to Charan. (The word "vayifga" literally means "to collide". In other words he bumped into a wall when he got to that place which caused him to have to stay there.)Zera Shimshon asks why was it so important to the world that Yaakov remain there and not continue on his journey to Charan?Zera Shimshon answers in light of a fascinating excerpt from Pirkei D'Rebbi Eliezer. On the possuk, "And he (Yaakov) took the stone that was under his head..." Pirkei D’Rebbi Eliezer comments, "What did Hashem do? Hashem stretched out His right foot and sunk this stone into the depths of the earth and Hashem made it a part of the Earth just like a person makes a doorpost to support the lintel (a horizontal support of timber, stone, concrete, or steel across the top of a door or window). This stone is called "even shesia" because this stone is the core of the world and from this stone the world expanded. (On that stone) the Palace of Hashem (Bais Hamikdash) stands like it says, "... and this rock that I (Yaakov) made an altar, will be the Dwelling Place of Hashem." According to Pirkei D'Rebbi Eliezer the foundation of the world was not built at the beginning of creation but rather it was built more than two thousand years later from the stone that Yaakov slept on when he was on the way to the house of Lavan.Zera Shimshon explains, since the world obviously wanted to be completed, it therefore built a wall to force Yaakov to sleep on that stone and finish the creation of the world.What still has to be understood, is why did Hashem put the finishing touches of the world specifically now, before Yaakov arrived at the house of Lavan? Why couldn't it have waited until Yaakov returned from Lavan's house with his wives and children?Zera Shimshon explains in light of the halacha that a person is allowed to build what he wants on his own property even if his neighbor’s property will eventually be damaged which is called in the Gemorra, "al hanizak l'harchik atzmo". (For instance, one can plant a tree in his own yard even though the roots will eventually spread and damage his neighbor's field.) However there is an exception to this halacha; one is not allowed to do something that will cause immediate and direct damage. For instance, he is not allowed to dig a pit in his own field if the digging will immediately weaken his neighbor's wall.(girei dilei)In actually, people and the physical world share the same space and can really damage each other. People damage the world when they acting improperly (like what happened in the days of Noach). The world damages us by enticing us to do avairos through forbidden pleasures. There is however a fundamental difference between the way people damage the world and the way the world damages people. The world damages people immediately. Almost involuntary, a person sees something, the heart yearns for it and then, "slap bang", he executes his heart’s desire. However, people don't cause damage to the world right away. Even when we sin, Hashem warns us, gives us time to do teshuva and only then, if we don't heed the warnings, Hashem punishes the world.In light of this we can understand why it was so important to make the foundation of the world before Yaakov Avinu ran away to Lavan. Yaakov didn't just go to Lavan's house as a place of refuge. He went there to bring into this world the 12 tribes whose existence is the basis and root of all of mankind. (This is symbolized by the fact that the twelve tribes are parallel to the 12 Zodiac signs, the 12 months, and the 12 combinations of the name of Hashem).If Hashem would have waited to finish creating the foundation of the world until after Yaakov returned from the house of Lavan and after he gave birth to the twelve Tribes, Hashem would not have been able to finish the creation of the world, since, as we said above, the world directly and immediately damages mankind. Therefore it was necessary that Hashem finish the creation of the world at a time when it was considered that there was nothing to damage, before Yaakov begot the twelve Tribes, since mankind was completed only with their births. Since Yaakov had to sleep on the stone that completes of the foundation of the world, the "world built a wall" to force Yaakov to sleep on that stone! 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