E Mussar - Sabedoria para o Crescimento Pessoal: SF

sexta-feira, 28 de novembro de 2025

SF - # The Rising Flame

Refuah Shleimah to Esther Shifra bas Rivka

“And it came to pass when Rachel gave birth to Yosef” (Bereishis 30:28).

Our Sages teach that Yosef became the spiritual opposite of Esav. As Ovadiah says: “The house of Yosef shall be a flame, and the house of Esav like straw.”

Yosef’s name means “increase.” His greatness was his steady, daily growth in holiness. Esav, whose name hints to “finished,” felt no need to improve. His complacency left him spiritually stagnant, while Yosef’s constant striving made him a rising flame.

This was also the secret of Yaakov’s strength—his conviction that spiritual growth never ends. Each small step of self-refinement increased his inner light, enabling him to overcome the negativity represented by Esav.

Picture Yaakov adding a little more goodness and purity each day, while Esav remains unmoving. Yaakov’s steady effort becomes a flame that outshines Esav’s stagnation.

Today: The message is simple:

Growing just a little every day creates the inner strength to rise above all challenges.

(Based on Rav Dov Yaffe on the Shem MiShmuel)

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