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08 - Vayeitzei - Yaakov's Broader Horizons-First Aliyah
by Hauer, Rabbi Moshe
In the first
aliyah
of
Parshas Vayeitzei
, Yaakov is on the run from his home. Even though Yaakov was leaving
Eretz Yisroel
, he was not subject to the curse of the earth. He knew that Hashem is there, all of the way, anywhere--therefore, he was able to expand outside of
Eretz Yisrael
. In
Eretz Yisrael
, it is easier to see the connection with Hashem. Yaakov shows us that even in
golus
(exile), it is possible to bring Hashem's presence down to this earth.
