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When Is Vayeitzei Read?
/ 11 Kislev 5787
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Summary
- Jacob dreams of angels going up and down a ladder. God blesses him. Jacob names the place Bethel. (28:10-22)
- Jacob works seven years in order to marry Rachel, but Laban tricks Jacob into marrying Leah, Rachel's older sister. (29:16-25)
- Jacob marries Rachel but only after having to commit himself to seven more years of working for Laban. (29:26-30)
- Leah, Rachel, and their maidservants, Bilhah and Zilpah, give birth to eleven sons and one daughter. (29:31-30:24)
- Jacob and his family leave Laban's household with great wealth. (31:1-32:3)
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- God’s Favorites
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- Soul-Making: Living in the Peaks, the Valleys, and Everything in Between
- A Divine Moment When Heaven and Earth Touch
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Listen to Rabbi Rick Jacobs discuss Parashat Vayeitzei in these episodes of his podcast, On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah.
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Ten Minutes of Torah: Vayeitzei Commentary
Dreams from the Ground Up
By: Rabbi Lea Mühlstein
The story of Jacob shows that revelation comes from humanity's search for holiness and renewal.
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