Vayetze
Genesis 28:10-32:3
In this Torah portion, Jacob has a dream with angels going up and down a ladder from earth to heaven. God appears before Jacob, renewing the covenant that God had made with Abraham. Jacob sees Rachel, Laban's daughter, tending to sheep and wishes to marry her. Laban tricks Jacob into marrying his eldest daughter, Leah, after seven years of labor. In exchange for another seven years of work, Jacob is allowed to marry Rachel. Jacob has many sons with Leah, but Rachel is unable to conceive. Finally, God blesses Rachel, and she has a son, whom she names Joseph.
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 Rachel's sheep |
Text Studies |
Social Action and Environmentalism |
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"I Have A Dream . . ." |
Jacob the Migrant Worker |
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Jacob’s Covenant With God |
Awaken to Activism |
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Sisterhood |
Jacob's Anxiety |
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Laban’s Excuse: Labor Ethics & Standards |
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Jacob Out In the World |
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From the Denominations |
Pluralism and Outreach
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Children And Deferred Dreams |
Open-Ended Journeys |
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Complicated Relationships |
God Was In This Place And I Did Not Know |
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Blaming Society |
On Dreams And Reality |
Family and Fun
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