Parashat Vayishlach

What

Parashat Vayishlach

When

12/14/2024

Vayishlach (“He Sent”) follows Jacob and his family as Jacob wrestles with a man (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.

Torah: Genesis 32:4-36:43
Haftarah: Obadiah 1:1-21

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