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Torah

Vayishlach

Synopsis:

Vayishlach (“He Sent”) follows Jacob and his family as Jacob wrestles with a someone (commonly understood as an angel), is renamed Israel, and reconciles with his brother, Esau. Jacob’s daughter, Dina, is raped by a Hivite prince, and her brothers sack a city in response. Rachel dies as she gives birth to Jacob’s youngest child, Benjamin.

Highlights:

  • Jacob meets Esau
  • Arrival at Shechem
  • The Affair of Dinah
  • Preparations for Beth El
  • Beth El
  • Jacob’s Sons & Isaac’s Death
  • Esau’s Line
  • Kings of Edom

Haftarah Connection:

Obadiah 1.1-21

his week’s Parsha begins with Jacob and Esau meeting. Esau has a small army with him and Jacob is worried.

The Edomites live by the sword. This is true to the blessing that Esau would be the father of a great nation. They oppressed the Jews.

In the Haftarah, Obadiah the prophet, a converted Edomite to Judaism, predicts that Israel will triumph against Edom with the help of HaShem.

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