“…”Yaakov became very frightened and it distressed him…”(32:7) Rashi comments that Yaakov was frightened that he would be killed and he was distressed that he may have to kill Eisav.1 The Talmud teaches that “haba lehorgecha hashkeim vehorgo” – “If a person comes to kill you it is permissible to kill him in self-defense.”2 Therefore, […]
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