Parashat Vayetzei

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Understanding Jacob’s Ladder

How the rabbis tried to make sense of this strange dream.

God Was In This Place And I Did Not Know

Jacob's response to his dream provides us with two models of discovering God's presence.

Children And Deferred Dreams

Reflected in the names of her children, Leah grows to recognize her own worth, independent of Jacob's feelings for her.

I Have A Dream…

Jacob's response to his dream teaches us to turn our dreams into visions and our visions into reality.

Jacob’s Contract with God

Jacob's covenant with God teaches us that our relationships with God must not be conditional, but rather should be built on trust.

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