וַיִּוָּתֵ֥ר יַעֲקֹ֖ב לְבַדּ֑וֹ וַיֵּאָבֵ֥ק אִישׁ֙ עִמּ֔וֹ עַ֖ד עֲל֥וֹת הַשָּֽׁחַר׃
און אַז יעקב איז געבליבן אַלײן, האָט אַ מאַן זיך געראַנגלט מיט אים ביז דער פֿרימאָרגן איז אױפֿגעגאַנגען.
Sefat Emet
On the verse "And Yaacov wrestled.. until dawn", our Rabbis commentated that they made a cloud of dust that reached the throne of glory. Yaacov's portrait is engraved under the throne of glory, as it is written, "Give truth to Yaacov" and God's seal is truth. This is the portrayal of Yaacov, from which all of Am Yisrael come from as it is written, "all come from the seed of truth". This world is the world of lies, and truth can cannot fully appear, as the midrash tells us "truth said – don’t create a world of lies". There is opposition to the facet of Yaacov under the throne, Eisav and his power. As the midrash connects the name Eisav "עשיו" to the word "שוא" – worthless and unreal. Bnei yisrael, via the Torah which is truth, as our Rabbis teach "there is no truth but Torah" , and so "give truth (to Yaacov)" is in the present tense, as everyday Bnei Yisrael have a revelation what the truth is via the Torah. Bnei Yisrael's task is to reveal truth in the world of lies