Vayishlach – It’s the little things that matter……. In this week’s Parsha/Torah Portion, we read and experience Jacob’s journey back to The Homeland of Israel after being away for 20+ years with his uncle. The story goes something like this…..Jacob lead his family and their possessions on their journey back and crossed the River Yabok, and The Torah details how Jacob was alone, AFTER he returned back over the river…. Why would he leave his family to yet return back? Once he returned, he found himself in somewhat of a confrontation (“wrestling”) with a man over night! That alone might be a deterrent for many, but not for Jacob! The Talmud teaches us, that he realized that a few small jugs were forgotten and left behind. So, he hiked back to retrieve the jugs/bottles. Seems so secondary, infinitesimal, and exhausting, but the detail of him returning and retracing his steps to get them shows us the true value of the little things are not so little ...