בס״ד

Jacob Wrestling with an Angel

Genesis 32:25And Ya’akov was left alone.  And a man struggled with him until dawn.וַיִּוָּתֵר יַעֲקֹב לְבַדּוֹ וַיֵּאָבֵק אִישׁ עִמּוֹ עַד עֲלוֹת הַשָּׁחַר׃  
32:26And [the man] saw he cannot overcome [Ya’akov]; and [the man] touched [Ya’akov’s] hip joint and dislocated it while wrestling with [Ya’akov].וַיַּרְא כִּי לֹא יָכֹל לוֹ וַיִּגַּע בְּכַף־יְרֵכוֹ וַתֵּקַע כַּף־יֶרֶךְ יַעֲקֹב בְּהֵאָבְקוֹ עִמּוֹ׃  
32:27And [the man] said:  “release me, because dawn is coming.”  And [Ya’akov] said “I will not release you unless you bless me.”וַיֹּאמֶר שַׁלְּחֵנִי כִּי עָלָה הַשָּׁחַר וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא אֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ כִּי אִם־בֵּרַכְתָּנִי׃  
32:28And [the man] asked “What is your name,” and [Ya’akov] answered “Ya’akov.”וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מַה־שְּׁמֶךָ וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב׃  
32:29And [the man] said, “You will no longer be called Ya’akov, but rather Yisrael, because you struggled with G-d and with men, and prevailed.וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא יַעֲקֹב יֵאָמֵר עוֹד שִׁמְךָ כִּי אִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי־שָׂרִיתָ עִם־אֱלֹהִים וְעִם־אֲנָשִׁים וַתּוּכָל׃    
32:30And Ya’akov said “Please tell me your name,” and [the man] said “Why do you ask my name?” and blessed him [Ya’akov/Yisrael] there.וַיִּשְׁאַל יַעֲקֹב וַיֹּאמֶר הַגִּידָה־נָּא שְׁמֶךָ וַיֹּאמֶר לָמָּה זֶּה תִּשְׁאַל לִשְׁמִי וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתוֹ שָׁם׃

Ingredients as Shown:

  • 2 Gingerbread Men
  • 1 Large Marshmallow
  • 1 Prune (or about 10 raisins; I was just out).
  • 1 Craisin
  • Powdered sugar to keep marshmallow from sticking

Tools:

  • Scissors

Instructions: