טאנה נאזאן 2 تنه نزن ۲ .Taneh Nazan 2

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Parashat

 * VAYETZEH *

Laban and Jacob Make a

 Covenant Together

 (illustration from the 1728

 Figures de la Bible)

Complicated Relationships

By Rabbi Melissa Crespy

The emotional struggles of  our 

ancestors can help guide us today.

Things gets sticky when Jacob marries

 Leah and Rachel, and the two sisters 

struggle for love and attention

 of the same man. MORE>

Jacob and Rachel at the Well 

(watercolor circa 1896–1902 

by James Tissot)

 * TORAH * 

 LEARNING 

 Parashat Hashavua  

 * VAYETZEH *

 By: Nancy Reuben Greenfield

Jacob flees to his uncle Laban's household 

and lives there for several years, 

marrying Laban's daughters, Leah and 

Rachel, and building a large family.

On his way to his uncle Laban's, Jacob

 DREAMS 

 of a ladder that stretches up

 from earth to heaven

Jacob's Dream (painting circa 1691 by Michael Willmann

Parshat Vayetze For

 * CHILDREN *

* HAFTARAH * 

for Parashat Vayetze

Ashkenazic Custom: Hosea 12:13-14:10 Sephardic Custom: Hosea 11:7-13:5 

HOSEA TELLS THE ISRAELITE 

 kingdom: God's punishments will be harsh,

 but repentance is possible.

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The Prayers of the Avot 

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Prayer before Sleep 

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The Blessing of a 

Scholar's Presence 

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The Rivalry between

 Rachel and Leah 

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Jewish Stories

The Nobleman and the Drunk

or.... Will the real me please stand up Back about two hundred years, deep in the Russia forests, long before the Russian revolution brought popular education to the masses, the population was divided into two groups. One group was the wealthy land owners, to whom the land belonged. The other group were the peasants who worked for the land owners. The land owners, or noblemen, as they preferred to be called were educated, not just in reading and writing, but in art and literature. They lived in large and well appointed mansions, which reflected their education, wealth and interest in the  More  Shabat ShaloM And  SHavua Tove