Toldot

 

Wells, and then more wells. Then more. Avraham dug wells and named them with names that reminded people of G-d. The Philistines didn't want that reminder so they filled the wells. Yitzchak re-dug them, gave them the same names, to re-remind people of G-d.

But then there are three more wells. One is dug and there's a fight over whose it is. A second one, same disagreement. And then a third one, and there's no fight over it.
The Nesivos Shalom says that these three wells represent the three Avot and their corresponding midot. When it comes to chesed/love and gevurah/fear there is an issue with each one alone. Too much chesed can lead to weak boundaries, unholy loves, unhealthy relationships due to too much closeness. Too much gevurah can lead to negativity, being stifled, unhealthy relationships due to too much distance. So there were fights over these wells.
Tiferet, the midah of Yaakov, is the balance. It is Torah. It is Emet. And thus there was no fight over the third well. This fits with the tradition that Yaakov Avinu never died, meaning that his midah lives on forever.
May we be blessed with balance and all good thing this Shabbos, overflowing to always.

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