Vayeitzei
וַיֵּצֵא
And [Jacob] Left
Genesis 28:10−32:3
When Is Vayeitzei Read?
/ 9 Kislev 5786
/ 11 Kislev 5787
/ 11 Kislev 5788
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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Ten Minutes of Torah: Vayeitzei Commentary
God of Leah
By: Rabbi Dr. Wendy Zierler
There is reason to argue, however, that Hannah is not actually the first biblical woman to pray: that this female spiritual path maker is actually our foremother Leah, as seen in this week's Torah portion of Vayeitzei.
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