Yaakov's Wrestling Match in Music/0
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Introduction
Yaakov's Wrestling Match in Music
Introduction
Yaakov's encounter with the "איש", described in Bereshit 32, is one of the more enigmatic episodes in Torah. Everything from the identity of the assailant to his purpose in attacking is unknown. The scene is depicted often in the visual arts, but quite rarely in music. One exception is Shlomo Carlebach's song, "ונשגב ה' לבדו", available here. His rendition, both in his choice of lyrics and the accompanying tune, makes one question the message behind the original episode.
