📜 Parashat Vayishlach
Genesis · portion 8 of 54 Genesis 32:4–36:43
What happens this week?
Jacob returns home and is afraid to meet Esau. He sends gifts ahead and prays. At night he wrestles with a mysterious figure until dawn and receives a new name: Israel.
When the brothers finally meet, Esau runs to Jacob, hugs him and they cry together. Later, Rachel dies while giving birth to Benjamin, Jacob’s twelfth son.
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Parashat Vayishlach quiz
What new name did Jacob receive?
What did Jacob do all night?
How did Esau greet Jacob?
Who was Jacob’s youngest son?
🕯️ For the Shabbat table
How can two people make up after a long argument?
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