All About Hanukkah
This year, Hanukkah starts on December 25. Find prayers, recipes, history and customs of this festive, eight-day celebration.
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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 32:4−36:43Haftarah
Hosea 11:7-12:12 [historic: Obadiah 1:1-21]When
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