But Jacob is a trickster. We are meant to identify with him because he is so very human, and he makes very human mistakes. In chapter 32 of Genesis, Jacob is preparing to meet Esau again as he is ...

As Esau said to Jacob, “Let us start on our journey [together],” (Genesis 33:12), and may it lead us to trust, hope and peace. Jack Paskoff is rabbi at Congregation Shaarai Shomayim in ...

And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying: “We came to thy brother Esau, and moreover he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.” (Gen. 32:7) ...

Esau probably saw Jacob limping to meet him and perhaps the offer to travel at Jacob’s pace was not just because of Jacob’s children and animals. Esau’s level of sensitivity is something not ...

Gen. 32:16, listing the gifts that Jacob offered Esau when returning to the land of Israel from Mesopotamia, where he had established a family in his uncle Laban’s domain, writes: ...

"Jacob saw Esau coming ... Jacob went ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother", (Genesis 33: 1, 3) February 24, 2014.