Hanukah Joseph Miracles Reuben and Reincarnation 

What is the real miracle

Why were the snakes and scorpians helpful for Yosef

Did Reuben know about the snakes

Why did Reuben lose his Bechor rights 

What is special about Reuben and sight 

Who was Rabbi Eliezer HaGadol ? And why is he so harsh on Reuben? 

VaYishlach Two Roles Yaakov and Yisrael and Transforming Satan 

Based on the SHvilei Pinchas

Black Fire on White Fire

We were reincarnated as the sheep of Yaakov 

The White Light is the source of the Torah in The Heavens before it has been distilled into letters 

The white wood represenst the 600,000 neshamot 

Why does it seem that Yishak throws Yaakov under the bus?

The story behind the blessings. Whats the story beneath the story? 

8 From Isaac, 7 to Jacob, one to spare? 

 Avraham Avinu has gone through this gut-wrenching test of
the Akeyda and he returns home to his life long partner Sarah Imeynu and discovers that in his absence, she has passed away. Although Hashem promised him the entire land, at this moment, he does not even have a 20 square foot plot to bury his wife. He approaches the locals and asks for permission to
purchase the cave of Machpela.  

Midrashim tell us that he discovered earlier that this
was the burial place of Adam and Chava and had some spiritual portal connecting
the worlds.  

Efron makes an empty offer of giving it to Abraham at no
charge and then continues, 'My Lord, heed me! Land worth four hundred silver
shekels, between me and you - what is it? Bury your dead.' Our rabbis explain
that this was an exorbitant price. Still the pasuk continues ….  

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע אַבְרָהָם֮ אֶל־עֶפְרוֹן֒ וַיִּשְׁקֹ֤ל
אַבְרָהָם֙ לְעֶפְרֹ֔ן אֶת־הַכֶּ֕סֶף אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֖ר בְּאׇזְנֵ֣י בְנֵי־חֵ֑ת
אַרְבַּ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙ שֶׁ֣קֶל כֶּ֔סֶף עֹבֵ֖ר לַסֹּחֵֽר׃  

Abraham accepted Ephron’s terms. Abraham paid out to
Ephron the money that he had named in the ears of the Hittites—four hundred
shekels of silver at the going merchants’ rate. 

Baal HaTurim: לעפרן חסר בגימטריא עין רע. 

Kli Yakar  

The name עפרן is missing a 'ו'. The Ba'al Haturim explains
that he had an evil eye, and the name of עפרן without a 'ו' adds in gematria to
ר״ע עי״ן (evil eye). The reason for this comes from a statement in Bava Batra (9B) which states that
whoever gives a coin to a poor person is blessed with 6 blessings, and whoever
is stingy with the poor is not blessed with these 6 blessings. It is for this
reason that Efron lost his 'ו' (which has the numerical value of 6) - as he was
stingy, he lost 6 blessings.  

Our sages also tell us (Sotah
36B) that we give the glass of blessing to a generous spirit, as the verse
states טוב עין הוא יבורך (with a 'ו') - Don't read 'he is blessed', but rather
'he will bless'.  

Both the literal reading and the way it is read are true -
someone who blesses others generously will be blessed with the six blessings
(as depicted by the 'ו' in יבורך). 

Furthermore, know that the numerical value of רע עין = 400.  

We find 400 in 4 different places specifically with regards
to stingy people. The first is Efron who was stingy and therefore took 400
Silver shekels.  

The second place relates to the brothers of Joseph had a bad
view of Josef the righteous and they were jealous of him because of the coat of
many colours. The result of this was that the Jewish people were exiled for 400
years as strangers, affliction and servitude.  

The third place relates to Esau who had a bad view of his
brothers, and he was jealous of him because of the blessings which Isaac
blessed Jacob. It is for this reason that Jacob placed a space between each
flock to fill the eyes of that evil man (that was to be given to Esau), because
he came with 400 men.  

The fourth place relates to Naval, because he was a stingy
man. It was for this reason that David approached him with 400 men. 

The Akeyda- what really happened - the story they never wanted you to know. The R rated version!  

I first discovered this alternate version about 30 years ago. The Eben Ezra comments on the verse: “And Abraham returned”: He questions that it does not mention Issac … and then he quotes a source … “And the one that says that he slaughtered him and left him, and he came back to life later”.  

And I said to myself what? What is he talking about? Someone says he didn’t stop? Someone says Abraham killed Isaac? I asked Rabbi Abittan for an explanation and began delving into the opinion carried not just by one, but we saw, by many and
buried for various reasons which later became very obvious.  

 But it soon became apparent that this other opinion was not very well hidden. It was more about being ignored as it was simply impossible to comprehend and we preferred to stick with the kindergarten version. 

For example, in the Meam Loez, a commentary on the Torah written specifically for the religiously uneducated masses in 1730, Rav Yaakov Culi comments on this same verse. “There is another opinion that Abraham did begin to slit Isaac’s throat and actually perforated his windpipe. When Abraham looked up and saw the
ram, the angels swooped Isaac away, brought him to the Garden of Eden and left him there until he was completely healed.” 

 Sources 

Initially with the rabbi as I mentioned based on Eben Ezra comment. Then Rabbi Aderet provided more details. Then
Rabbi Wagensberg in yerushalayim put it all together. And
the sources? Zohar, Rabbeynu bachya, Rashi, Yalkut Reuveni. Megaleh Amukot, Hagahot vehaarot on the tur and bet yosef, Shibolet haleket, Ben ish chai ...   

But
really the bottom line is a simple re-reading of Chumash with Rashi setting
aside some of the preconceptions 

Vayera - Abraham stands in for the Angel Uriel 

Understanding Lech Lecha through Sod and Gilgul - Adam, Chava and the Snake return. 5781 

Lech Lecha - the reward for a good deed Og melecha HaBashan 

How Chen or Grace was the secret to Noah's success and how to garner Chen