Parshat Vayetzei

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Jacob's dream of the ladder to heaven, his years working for Laban, his marriages to Rachel and Leah, and the birth of the twelve tribes. Genesis 28:10-32:3.

Kingdom of Reuben

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 33:4

Our tale begins in the Book of Jubilees, a text that expands on the stories we find in Genesis. It's a fascinating, sometimes controversial, work that offers a unique perspective o...

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Jochebed's Legacy

Book of Jasher Jasher 59

Today, we’re diving into Chapter 59, a chapter that, on the surface, seems like a simple list of names, but it’s so much more than that. It's a powerful reminder of family, legacy,...

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Midrash Tanchuma, Vayetzei 12

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Vayetzei 12

And God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night (Gen. 31:24). This is one of the occasions on which the Holy One, blessed be He, contaminated the purity of His divine glo...

Tale of David

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 54:21

Today, let’s pull up a chair and delve into a particularly fascinating passage from the Tikkunei Zohar, specifically Tikkunei Zohar 54, which unveils a profound connection between ...

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Giving of the Torah and Shekhinah

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 111:19

It seems straightforward enough, counting seven weeks from Passover until we receive the Torah. But as always with Jewish tradition, there's so much more shimmering beneath the sur...

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Midrash Tanchuma, Vayetzei 6

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Vayetzei 6

And God remembered Rachel (Gen. 30:22). May it please our master to teach us the blessing that is recited upon observing a handsome person? Thus do our masters teach us: Upon obser...

Marriage of Leah

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 118:1

And today, we're going to peer into one of its more intriguing corners, a cryptic phrase about the biblical figure of Leah. "Leah – the hind parts of Imma and inner soul of Nukva."...

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Joseph's Vision and Dreams

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:5

We all know the story: the coat of many colors, the dreams, the rise to power in Egypt. But what about before all that? What was Joseph really like as a teenager? According to Lege...

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Benjamin: Judah and the Dreamer

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:270

The ancient rabbis certainly wrestled with this, and their stories, preserved in texts like Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, offer some fascinating perspectives. Our story today cen...

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