WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NAMES YAAKOV AND ESAV?
ESAV = ASUI - DONE
YAAKOV = EKEV - STEPS
ESAV IS A "BIG PICTURE" GUY
YAAKOV IS A "ONE STEP AT A TIME" PERSON
YAAKOV WENT BACK FOR THE "PACHIM KETANIM - SMALL VESSELS"
AND LIKE HE SAID TO ESAV, "ANNE ASNAHALA LI-ITI LIREGEL HYILADIM ULIREGEL HAMLACHA ASHER LIFANAI - I WILL TRAVEL SLOW, TO THE FEET OF THE CHILDREN AND THE WORK THAT IS BEFORE ME".
ESAV NEEDS EVERYTHING - EVEN RUCHNIYUS - NOW!!!
IF NOT NOW, THEN FUGEEDABOUTIT!!
YAKKOV HAS THE PEACE OF MIND, THE PATIENCE, THE FORESIGHT, THE ACTUAL INSIGHT, TO SEE EVERY LITTLE PIECE OF THE PUZZLE...
HOLIEST FRIENDS, WE NEED TO LEARN FROM YAAKOV AVINU. LIKE WE DISCUSSED LAST WEEK, THAT HIS WORK FOR RACHEL FELT LIKE "YAMIM ACHADIM - ONE DAY AT A TIME".
NO GADOL OR TZADDIK OR TZADEIKES EVER SWALLOWED A "SHAS PILL" OR A "TZIDKUS PILL" AND BOOM! WALLA, "I'M A TZADDIK".
IT IS WORK. ONE DAY AT A TIME!!!