In this week’s parshah, we read of the early life of Yaakov and Eisav, two brothers whose paths could not have been more different. The Torah tells us: “Vayisrotzetzu ha’banim b’kirbah – The children struggled within her.” Even before their birth, Rivkah felt an inner turmoil she couldn’t understand.
What did she do? The pasuk says, “Vateilech lidrosh es Hashem” – she went to seek out Hashem.
From Rivkah Imeinu we learn a powerful lesson: When life feels confusing, when we don’t have clarity, when we feel a “struggle inside” – whether emotionally, spiritually, or practically – our first step is to turn toward Hashem, not away. Before acting, before planning, before worrying, we pause and seek guidance from the One Who truly understands what is happening beneath the surface.
Later in the parshah, Yaakov receives the brachos from Yitzchak – brachos of tal ha’shamayim and sh’manei ha’aretz. These blessings remind us that everything we have, from our parnasah to our spiritual growth, is a combination of effort and Hashem’s brachah. Even when events seem complicated or unexpected, Hashem is guiding every detail with precision.
In our own lives, we all experience moments of tension: decisions about our families, our health, our future. Like Rivkah, may we learn to “go seek Hashem,” inviting Him into our confusion. And like Yaakov, may we merit to receive brachah that is gentle like dew, abundant like rain, and tailor-made for our needs.
May our t’filos this week bring r’fuah, y’shuos, and m’nuchas ha’nefesh to all of klal Yisrael.
List of People Who Need a r’fuah sh’leimah (a complete recovery)
Please recite Psalms 20, 30, 88, 121, and 130.
Maxim Yehudah ben Yafah
Aharon ben Shamsi
Michael ben Chayah Sarah Beheta
Shmuel ben Itta Etel
Mordechai ben Shoshana
Zaidah Eliezer Zev ben Shifrah
Yehoshua ben Devorah
HaRav Pinchas ben Alta Sima
Yisrael Meir ben Hadassah
Yossi ben Ratzon
Yair ben Alfred
Uriel ben Amir
Tamir ben Moshe
Shachar ben Aharon
Rab ben Yitzchak
Ronen ben Tomer
Yisrael ben Yocheved
Yoel Sar Shalom ben Nelly
Avraham Mordechai ben Yael
Yitzchak ben Dinah
Eliezer ben Chanah Malkah
Heleni Orna bas Chen Chanah
Iris Rachel bas Miriam Chayah
Chanah Brachah bas Svetlana Tziporah Chayah
Sarah bas Shoshanah
Maya Mazal bas Zivah
Tamarah bas Ksiyah
Esther Hadassah bas Devorah
Chayah Shulamis Brachah bas Sarah Leah
Israeli Soldiers (Please recite Psalms 25, 26, 46, 83, 142.)
Menachem Zion ben Ariel
Hillel Zev ben Ariel
Shmuel Pesach ben Chinah
Yehudah ben Elisheva
Dov Ber ben Rachel Chayah
Hillel Yisrael ben Tzilah
Zechariah Yisrael ben Elisheva Feiga
Yitzchak Yehudah ben Elta Draizel
Zechariah Menachem Chaim ben Elta Draizel
Yair Menashe Shmuel ben Shoshanah
Shmuel Tzvi ben Liba
Daniel Abba Tzvi ben Chayah Tz’rina
Yechiel Aharon ben Sarah Miriam
Aryeh Simchah ben Chayah Michal
Amitai ben Yitzchak Venvar
Yisrael Yehudah ben Elisheva Rachel
Shmuel Yosef ben Adinah
Neta (Nechamah) bas Avital Emunah
Naomi Emunah bas Inbal Nechamah
To add names of individuals who need a r’fuah sh’leimah to next week’s T’hilim column, please email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and complete the Google form.
