[Avodah] Vayeitze: "Are You Sleeping or Are You Dreaming?"

[SBA]

From: "Richard Wolberg" < >
.. "Vayikatz Ya'akov mishnaso," And Jacob awoke from his sleep..."
Now my question is: if it says "Jacob awoke," then why does it
have to say "from his sleep?"  Of course it was from his sleep. All it had
to say was: "And Jacob awoke."  

Further, if you look at verses 11 and 12, it says "...vayishkav bamakom
ha-hu. Vayachalom..." "...and he lay down in that place. And he dreamt..."
Now why didn't it say: "...and he lay down in that place AND HE SLEPT," and
THEN "And he dreamt..."?  

So in the first instance it says Jacob awoke "from his sleep" which is
redundant and the second example it says he lay down and dreamt. There is
should have included (he lay down) AND HE SLEPT and dreamt. You might say
that the fact that he dreamt indicated that of course he slept. However, if
that's the case, then the Torah should have been consistent and the first
time should just have said "And Jacob awoke..."  
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See the Baal haTurim dh 'Mishnosoy': "Kari bei 'mimishnosoy' - (source
Midrash Rabba 69:9) - and the BhT explains "Mitoch shehoyo hogeh baTorah
bayom - gam balayla lo shochav milahagos bo bechalomoy"

And you may be interested to learn that the peirush "Maharzu" on MR(in my
edition, by HaRav Zev Wolf Einhorn of Horodna) actually writes that this
Midrash is answering your first question. Vezeh Leshono: "Mimishnosoy - ki
teivas 'mishnosoy' meyutar"

I think that al pi zeh most of your problems are solved...

SBA