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Speaker: R’ Nasan Maimon. During his 14 years as a student of Shem veEver, Yaakov Avinu didn’t allow himself a single night’s rest because he was immersed in Torah study (Rashi on Bereishis 28:9-11). Yet when he arrived at the holiest place on earth and was about to receive one of the most significant prophecies of his life, he allowed himself fall asleep. Why?