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Vayishlach – Real Angels

Originally published in the Jewish Chronicle, 11 December 1993. On the opening verse of the sidrah—“And Jacob sent malachim before him to Esau, his brother”—Rashi comments, in the name of the Midrash, “real malachim.” That is to say, although the word malach, “messenger,” can mean anyone sent to perform a task, the word in the Bible…

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