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The Torah tells us in Genesis 32:28 that after wrestling with a mysterious figure, Jacob is told, "No more shall Jacob be said to be your name; rather, Israel, for you have striven...
Sometimes, it's in those very details that the most fascinating stories are hidden. Take the moment in Genesis 33:5 when Jacob, after years of estrangement, finally meets his broth...
Our ancestors knew a thing or two about the struggle to find that peace. Take Jacob, for example. We read in Genesis 37:1, "Jacob settled in the land of his father's residence, in ...
Jewish tradition suggests this might be more than just a feeling. Sometimes, it's woven into the very fabric of our stories. Take the story of Jacob and Joseph, father and son. At ...
Imagine telling your brothers, and instead of support, you get…envy. Pure, unadulterated envy. That's exactly what we find in Genesis 37:12: "His brothers envied him; but his fathe...
The scene: a devastating famine grips the land. Jacob's sons have returned from Egypt with grain, but it’s gone. They need to go back, but the mysterious Egyptian ruler—who we, the...
The verse in Isaiah (11:13) says, "The jealousy of Ephraim will cease." Now, Bereshit Rabbah, that incredible collection of rabbinic interpretations of Genesis, sees a connection h...
It seems like a strange thing to worry about when, well, we're no longer around to worry about anything. But the story of Jacob, as he nears the end of his life in Egypt, gives us ...
The Torah tells us, "Jacob called to his sons, and he said: Gather, and I will tell you what will befall you at the end of days. Assemble and hear, sons of Jacob, and listen to Isr...
