The Fight of Life

Who was the angel that wrestled Yaakov through the night? One Midrash says the sar of Esav, another says Michael, and the Rashbam describes an angel sent to stop him running away. And why would an entire nation carry a name, Yisrael, that comes from a fight? Most of us would gladly trade our struggles for a little quiet.Rav Zev Leff turns those questions toward every battle we would rather avoid. On a wild day at a beach with no lifeguard, a bachur with a troubled past watches two children drift out past the waves, while his father screams at him not to go in.