This Week's Torah Portion
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Vayeitzei
וַיֵּצֵא
And [Jacob] Left
And Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. - Genesis 28:10
Torah
Genesis 28:10−32:3Haftarah
Hosea 12:13-14:10When
/ 12 Kislev 5781Image
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