The climbing of the ladder as Yaakov Avinu saw the ladder stretching from earth to the heavens. The Ksav Sofer explains that it reflects the potential of a Jew. He can climb from the ground to the heavens and malachim originally are above him but later they end up below him. He should always keep in mind the question to Adam Harishon ayeko, where is he on the ladder? Sulom molei is gematria 136 kol, tzom and momon together 408, bezos yavo Aharon. These are the means to climb the ladder which are teshuva, tefila and tzadakah by which Yaakov Avinu prepared himself to fight Eisov. Tefila, milchama of the yetzer hara, and the present, tzadakah.
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