Why Benjamin Was in Imminent Threat!: Beyond the Werewolf Legend
The Torah relates that there was absolute danger in Binyamin leaving his father Yaakov to travel to Egypt. Learn a truly remarkable interpretation of this strange episode.
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Rabbi Mendel Kaplan is the Spiritual Leader and Executive Director of Chabad Flamingo in Thornhill, Ontario, serving one of Canada’s most dynamic Jewish communities. He also serves as Chaplain of the York Regional Police Service. He is an active member of Toronto’s Vaad HaRabbanim (Council of Orthodox Rabbis), and a voting member of the COR Kashruth Council of Canada’s executive rabbinical board. Rabbi Kaplan is featured regularly on many local television and radio shows. He is a sought after speaker, with hundreds of lectures on Chabad.org. He and his wife, Faygie, are blessed with eight children. Artistically endowed, the rabbi enjoys drawing, sketching and creating charcoal portraits.
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So interesting! Wolf-Benjamin (& Ox-Yosef) are my favorite brothers. I see now how info in this teaching helps fit some of the descendant puzzle pieces: the fierceness of Ehud, Yael, David (etc) = metal wielding, slingers & archers for G-d!
Love Torah/Y'srael & her people,
Karen
Very intriguing Karen. Would you mind expounding further? Ehud Yael and David were metal wielders, but against the enemies of G-d not against their brothers (except in times of civil war, G-d forbid). And what does sling and archers for G-d have to do with Benjamin being a wolf, or Yosef being an Ox? I know there is a connection there but I am missing the connecting tissue that you had in your intellect when you specifically wrote this.