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This Week's Torah Portion

This Week's Torah Portion

Vayeitzei
וַיֵּצֵא
And [Jacob] Left

And Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. - Genesis 28:10

Torah

Genesis 28:10−32:3

Haftarah

Hosea 12:13-14:10

When

/ 6 Kislev 5785
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