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Vayera Patriarchs (08) Likutei Sichos – Patriarchs – Vol 10 p 49 ff Avrorhom’s life divided into two: before and after the Bris. Before he was doing Judaism (like a brick) afterwards he was Jew, a representative of God on this earth (like a stone which is natural and not like a brick which is...

Likutei Sichos Vol 10 pp 88-91Yaakov was very different from the two Avos that came before him. His primary purpose was dealing with Golus. He couldn’t allow Avimelech any foothold in Eretz Yisroel. His “bed was (therefore also) whole”.

Miketz The Tribes (40) Likutei Sichos – Vol 10 p 129 ff Yosef knows by process of elimination that he best not tell his father he is alive even once appointed Vizier. He figures out that God is in on it, and He will give the signal when is the time to disclose this information...

VaYech The Tribes (54) Likutei Sichos – Vol 10 p 160 ff Yaakov’s best years were in Egypt not because of what was going on with him, but what was going on with his children, who were susceptible to the realities of Golus. Their learning Torah made Yaakov’s stay in Egypt the best moment of...