Unnecessary Precautions In this week’s Torah reading, Yaakov (Jacob) prepared to meet his brother Eisav (Esau). Yaakov was returning to his homeland, where Eisav lived, after being away for many […]
Weekly Torah Portion
Explore insights and lessons from the Book of Bereishit. Discover timeless messages from the weekly Torah portions, brought to you by Oorah’s TorahMates.
And Sit There The verse in this week’s Torah reading, Parshat Vayishlach, says (35:1), “And God said to Yaakov (Jacob), “Get up and go up to Beit-El and sit there, […]
In this week’s Torah reading, Parshat Vayishlach, our patriarch Yaakov returned from Padan Aram to the land of Israel, and prepared to meet his wicked brother Eisav, after not seeing […]
Winning The Fight In the beginning of this week’s Torah reading, Parshat Vayishlach, Yaakov returns to his homeland where his brother Eisav is preparing to attack him with four hundred […]
This week’s Torah reading tells us about how Yaakov (Jacob) went to Charan, the birthplace of his mother Rivka, and stayed with his uncle, Lavan (Laban). Yaakov and Lavan struck […]
In this week’s Torah reading, Parshas Vayetzei, our forefather Yaakov (Jacob) worked for his father-in-law, Lavan (Laban), as a shepherd. At a certain point, they agreed that whichever new animals […]
Yaakov Avinu (our forefather Yaakov) was forced to flee for his life. His brother Eisav had vowed to take revenge after his brachot (blessings) were given to Yaakov instead of […]
In Parshas Vayeitzei, Yaakov Avinu (our forefather Yaakov) finally completes the seven years of work for Lavan, earning him Rachel for marriage. He turns to Lavan and says: “וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב […]
This week’s Torah portion, Parshas Vayetzei, Yaakov leaves his home in Be’er Sheva and goes to Charan, as he is instructed at the end of last week’s parsha. On the […]
In this week’s Torah portion, we read about the blessings Yitzchak wanted to give his son Eisav. Yitzchak asked Eisav to go hunt and prepare a tasty meal for him. […]
