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Parshah Vayishlach

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The eighth week we read Parshah Vayishlach (Gen 32:4-36:43), which contains two major events and one minor but memorable one: the meeting of Esau and Jacob, Jacob’s vision of wrestling with an angel, and the rape of Dinah and subsequent…

Parshah Vay’etze

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This week’s parshah is Vay’etze (Gen 28:10 � 32:3), about Jacob’s sojourn with Laban. Now, strangely for Genesis, this is a story with more or less a happy ending. Laban doesn’t lose much by his deceptions, as he remains wealthy…

Parshah Toldot

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Parshah Toldot, Genesis 25:19-28:9 covers the birth of the fightin’ twins Jacob and Esau, Isaac’s favoritism, Esau selling his birthright for a mess o’ pottage (mmmmmmmmmmm, pottage), Isaac pulling that old she’s-my-sister trick rather ineffectually (why do I get the…

Parshah Chaye Sarah

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The fifth Parshah is Chaye Sarah (23:1-25:18), which is confusing, of course, since Chaye Sarah means the Life of Sarah, and the reading opens with her death. Anyway, the parshah starts with Sarah’s death and the negotiation surrounding her burial,…