Friday, 12 November, 19:00-20:30
Kabbalat Shabbat
Torah Weekly Portion
Vayeitzei
וַיֵּצֵא
And [Jacob] Left
Genesis 28:10−32:3
Summary Jacob dreams of angels going up and down a ladder. God blesses him. Jacob names the place Bethel. (28:10-22)
Jacob works seven years in order to marry Rachel, but Laban tricks Jacob into marrying Leah, Rachel’s older sister. (29:16-25)
Jacob marries Rachel but only after having to commit himself to seven more years of working for Laban. (29:26-30)
Leah, Rachel, and their maidservants, Bilhah and Zilpah, give birth to eleven sons and one daughter. (29:31-30:24)
Jacob and his family leave Laban’s household with great wealth. (31:1-32:3)
Commentary: https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/vayeitzei
Haftarah: Hosea 12:13-14:10