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"And Eisav (Esau) returned on that day on his path toward Seir. And Yaakov (Jacob) traveled to Sukkot and built for himself a house, and for his herds he built shelters; therefore did he call the name ...

The story is told of a young man at an airport who bought a bag of cookies to enjoy while waiting for his flight. An older man who sat down next to him began helping himself to the cookies that lay ...

The timeless blessing of Yaakov Avinu to his beloved son Yosef, and to Yosef’s two sons, opens with praise of Hashem:(48:15) ‘G-d before Whom my forefathers Avraham and Yitzchak walked - G-d who ...

I last saw Yaakov — I will call him Yaakov — in the mid-80s on the Lower East Side of New York. He was visiting from Jerusalem, traveling with the wife of a Soviet dissident on behalf of Jewish ...

The death of Yair Yaakov, 59, was confirmed on February 15, 2024. According to the announcement from Kibbutz Nir Oz, Yaakov was murdered on October 7 and his body is held in Gaza. This is what we know ...

The opening pasuk in this week’s parshah states: “Vayechi Yaakov be’eretz Mitzrayim sheva esrei shanah… – Yaakov lived in Mitzrayim for 17 years…” The Gemara in Kiddushin 82a says that Avraham Avinu ...