Yaakov's Epic Fight with Esav's Guardian Angel: A Deep Dive into Parshas Vayishlach

It was the ultimate showdown, the clash of two powers, good versus evil, the marquee matchup. And now, finally, the superstar is vulnerable, left alone, yakuva Vino returning over the Yabok River to retrieve his Tupperware and suddenly out of nowhere appears a man. We're told by Rashi that this is Asav's guardian angel, the main force for evil in the world. And now they would tussle through the night back and forth, left hook, followed by a right hook, the crowd watching, oohing and eyeing the judge counting down the time. And then, eventually, the evil guardian angel of Asav says to himself that I just can't beat him, the Yarkilo Yohalo Yakuva. And then this cosmic battle. Nothing would stand in his way. One last cheap shot does he throw at Yakuva's hind quarter, his leg, hitting him the cap, yurecho, and leaving him limping. But right before these two warriors say goodbye, yakuva asks this angel what's your name, by the way? And the angel says why is it that you want to know my name? Rashi points out the angel was telling Yakuva I can't tell you my name because I don't have a name. Angels are servants of Hashem and we are called after whatever. That is our current mission, and our mission changes. And the Bali Musur point out that in this epic showdown and battle that continues to echo through every person's life and in every generation, when everyone is still suffering, limping through life because the Satan has left us limp and maimed, that the Satan comes in many different ways. He doesn't have a name. We just know that he's constantly stopping all progress of moving forward. So he comes in the form of where sometimes his name is Shulumbias issues. He sometimes comes in the form of financial issues. Sometimes he comes in the form of I'm just too tired, dovetopings too early. He comes in the form of the Romans, the Crusades, the Cossacks, whatever it is Technology, social media there is no name for the Satan. He's also called Malachambavas. He's also called Hayyatsahara, because evil doesn't have a name. But it doesn't have to matter, because we are called Yisrael Qisorisa, because we lord over him. So pick up your arms and fight. A person is always supposed to inspire himself and believe in victory, as it says loylam yargiz, all them itch or toyval yatsahara, even if you are limping in, there are struggles. Welcome to the club, welcome to the ultimate showdown, and this one always ends the same way With Klaal Yisrael, with you as the victors.