Beit Yisrael International Parashat Vayeshev 5786-13 December 2025 / 23 Kislev 5786 “ Gaddi’s Notes on the Eternal Wisdom of the Prominent Sages”: “Fire and Flame: How Yosef Completes the Mission of Yaakov” “Yaakov’s Desire for Peace, Yosef’s Suffering, and the Mystery of Mashiach ben Yosef.” I. “Yaakov Sought to Dwell in Tranquility” — The Sages’ First Gate Rashi – The Righteous Cannot Rest Rashi opens the parashah with the famous statement: “The righteous wish to dwell at ease… but Hashem says: Is the tranquility prepared for them in the World to Come not enough for them?” Meaning: This world is not designed for menuchah (rest) This world is the battlefield of Tikkun A tzaddik who asks for rest triggers higher spiritual work Beit Yisrael Insight: Gaddi Efrayim teaches that Yaakov’s desire to rest is not laziness but a holy longing for the taste of Olam HaBa in this world. But Heaven responds: “Not yet. There are sparks in Egypt waiting for you.” Ramban – Yaakov’s Life Can...