Parashas Vayeitzei

Our Shabbos Parsha is Parashas Vayeitzei where Yaakov departs from Be'er Sheva to head toward Charan.
The Torah says that he went 'towards' Charan.Not directly to Charan ,for he first went to Shem and Aiver's Yeshiva after leaving his home and being chased and robbed by Elifaz,Eisav's son ,from whom the tribe of Amalek came.
On the way to Charan, Yaakov was delayed at the sight of the Future Holy Temple.
It was here that Yaakov had his famous dream where he saw angels 'ascending' and descending' on the ladder.How interesting that the angels first 'ascended' and then 'descended,' on this ladder in Yaakov's dream.Angels first went toward HaShem and then down to the physical.The same as Yaakov first went toward HaShem by going to the Yeshiva of Shem and Aiver and then headed for the physical surroundings of Charan.
Just before Yaakov had his dream he took 12 stones from the altar that his grandfather Avraham had built when Yitzchak was brought up on this mountain for the Akeidah and he put them around him.When he awoke,the 12 stones had become one stone showing that his 12 sons would be holy and follow the One True G-D HaShem.
Yaakov was on his way to Charan ,to the family of Lavan Ha'Arami (which actually meant Lavan the swindler,for Lavan was known to be a crook and cheat) and before he reached there , he knew he had to prepare himself to be ready for the unholiness of Lavan ,so he spent many years in the Yeshiva of Shem and Aiver,preparing his Neshoma in holiness before going to a place of negative physicality.
This is a very important lesson to learn and is within the name of this Parsha,which is 'Vayeitzei' which means 'Departed/Going out from.'
HaShem would like to keep us with Him all the time but in order to make the 'physical' holy,we need to 'go out from' a holy place to bring the holiness to the rest of the World around us.'Before we do this,we need to prepare ourselves by holding fast to HaShem and His Holy Torah and let it guide us and help us make all things around us Holy.
Holiness is very Good,but it cannot just remain in a closed-up bottle.It needs to be let out so that it can permeate the Physical and bring the Physical up to the Spiritual.But ,as the angels in Yaakov's dream first ascended and then descended the ladder,so must we go up all the time to HaShem and help bring His Holiness down here so we can also bring the Spirtual down to the Physical and so,make all things Holy.
HaShem made us physical beings,with physical wants and desires.HaShem wants us to turn every physical feeling into something holier.HaShem wants us to make each and every part of this Physical World that we encounter,a spiritually Holy thing.So HaShem says to us 'Vayeitzei,' - 'Go out from your Physicality,' and let your Neshoma make all things around you Holy with HaShem's Will and then return to your Physicality,a Holier being.But use your physicality to work in this World and make it a Holier place.By doing this,you will,even within yourself,bring peace between your Physicality and Spirituality and this harmony will stretch out to the World around you and bring harmony to the Physical World,after working to make it Spiritually Pure.
But to do this,we need to first 'Vayeitzei,' - ' Go out from our habits,our own desires and our own needs and serve HaShem's Will and Needs.It starts with selfless living for HaShem and others,not just for oneself.
Yaakov was a man who,in his life,received very little reward,asking for any Blessings that should come from HaShem,to rather be carried over to his children and people.This is the way of any good parent,to want better for their children.Children must be the same.They too,even after leaving their parents must never forget what their parents did for them and so,must be there for their parents too,even after leaving.The same is with HaShem.Though HaShem would like to keep us with Him close,He let's us go out into this World to try make our own lives.We too,must remember that all is here including us,because HaShem Wills it and gives it to us.So when we 'Vayeitzei,' - 'Go out from' HaShem,as a baby and try to make our way in this World,we must never forget that it is for HaShem that we live and it is HaShem we are to serve for He gives us each breath of life we have.
The angels that go up and down on Yaakov's ladder,don't forget HaShem ,remembering that they must ascend and return to HaShem .Nor must we.No matter where we go or how far we travel in this Physical World,we must return to HaShem with each breath we are given by Him and carry HaShem with us always, making our Neshoma ascend before it goes to the next level of the physical and spirtual path it is on,in it's ascending journey toward HaShem.
So let us always remember that wherever we go,we are to carry HaShem and His Will with us always and make this World a place where HaShem can dwell.Let us always remember that wherever we go,we are connected to HaShem.
With love to HaShem,I wish HaShem with love a beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with Love and to all,a beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with love.