Posts Tagged ‘wrestling’
Vayishlach 2021
Vayishlach 2018-19
At the end of Jacob’s wrestling match in portion Vayishlach, God changes his name to “Israel.” Why, then, does the Torah often continue to call him “Jacob”? In this week’s…
Read MoreGenesis 32b-33a
Continuing the Torah Project in Genesis, we focus on Jacob’s seemingly mysterious wrestling match at the stream called “Jabbok,” allowing the Torah to cast light on the fear and stress we all struggle…
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