Could Jacob’s altercation with a mysterious man have been the beginning of a process of repentance for having taken the blessings from his brother Esau? Interestingly, Jacob calls the name of the ...

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Jacob has spent twenty long years in the service of his father-in-law, Laban, in the town of Haran. He finally leaves, takes his four wives and twelve children with him, and makes his way back to ...

Jacob our patriarch receives word from his messengers that his twin brother, Esau, is approaching him at the head of a camp ...

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4:16 p.m. NYC E.S.T. Sabbath Ends: 5:18 p.m. NYC E.S.T. Sabbath Ends: Rabbenu Tam 5:47 p.m. NYC E.S.T. Halacha Yomit: Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayyim 179:4- 6 Rambam ...