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This Week's Torah Portion

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This Week's Torah Portion

Vayishlach
וַיִּשְׁלַח
[Jacob] Sent

Jacob now sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, in the countryside of Edom. - Genesis 32:4

Torah

Genesis 32:4−36:43

Haftarah

Hosea 11:7-12:12 [historic: Obadiah 1:1-21]

When

/ 13 Kislev 5785

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