Vayetze
Genesis 28:10-32:3
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Text Studies
“I Have A Dream . . .” by Rabbi Ed Rosenthal
Provided by Hillel’s Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Learning, which creates educational resources for Jewish organizations on college campuses.
Jacob’s Covenant With God by Rabbi Jordan D. Cohen
Provided by KOLEL--The Adult Centre for Liberal Jewish Learning, which is affiliated with Canada's Reform movement.
Sisterhood by Rabbi Paula Goldberg
Provided by the Union for Reform Judaism, the central body of Reform Judaism in North America.
Quiz
Parashat Vayetze
Provided by the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, exploring Torah through the original sources.
Commentaries
Jacob the Migrant Worker by Sam Berrin Shonkoff
Provided by American Jewish World Service, pursuing global justice through grassroots change.
Awaken to Activism by Rabbi Elliot Rose Kukla
Provided by American Jewish World Service, pursuing global justice through grassroots change.
Jacob Out In the World by Avi Neuman
Provided by Canfei Nesharim, providing Torah wisdom about the importance of protecting our environment.
Open-Ended Journeys by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky
Provided by the Jewish Outreach Institute, an organization dedicated to creating a more open and welcoming Judaism.
God Was In This Place And I Did Not Know by David Elcott
Provided by CLAL: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, a multi-denominational think tank and resource center.
Children And Deferred Dreams by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
Provided by the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, which ordains Conservative rabbis at the University of Judaism.
Blaming Society by Rabbi Avraham Fischer
Provided by the Orthodox Union, the central coordinating agency for North American Orthodox congregations.
Complicated Relationships by Rabbi Melissa Crespy
Provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary, a Conservative rabbinical seminary and university of Jewish studies.
Laban’s Excuse: Labor Ethics And “Community Standards” by Jeremy Burton
Provided by SocialAction.com, an on-line Jewish magazine dedicated to pursuing justice, building community, and repairing the world.
On Dreams And Reality by Pinchas Leiser
Provided by the UJA-Federation of New York, which cares for those in need, strengthens Jewish peoplehood, and fosters Jewish renaissance.
