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That’s the kind of morning Jacob had. We find ourselves in Genesis 28:18. Jacob, after his famous dream of the ladder stretching to heaven, wakes up "early in the morning, and he t...
Take the story of Jacob meeting Rachel at the well. It seems straightforward: boy meets girl, asks about her family, gets the scoop. But according to Bereshit Rabbah, ancient rabbi...
Even a casual "How's it going?" can hold a world of unspoken understanding. Let's peek into Bereshit Rabbah, specifically section 70, for a gem on just this. The scene: Jacob, our ...
We see that play out in the story of Jacob and Laban. In Genesis 29:14, we read, "Laban said to him: Indeed, you are my bone and my flesh, and he stayed with him a month’s time." B...
That's the story we find ourselves in today, deep in the heart of Bereshit Rabbah, a classic collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis. The verse in question? G...
Jacob certainly had that experience. We all know the story from Genesis 29: Jacob, working for his uncle Laban, falls head-over-heels for the younger daughter, Rachel. He agrees to...
You remember the story. Jacob, madly in love with Rachel, agrees to work for her father, Laban, for seven long years to earn her hand in marriage. But Laban, that sly trickster, sw...
Jewish tradition offers comfort and hope in those moments. It reminds us that even in the depths of despair, we are noticed, and our fortunes can change. The verse in Psalms (145:1...
The Torah, in its profound wisdom, doesn't shy away from showing us even our greatest heroes making these kinds of mistakes. Take Jacob and Rachel, for example. We find them in a m...
