One final step: Jacob did not need to go to Haran as “Jacob”. He could have gone as “Israel”. When Jacob leaves for Aram, he is already of marriageable age.

The truth is that Jacob did not go to Haran merely to flee danger. G-d orchestrates the events of the world. If G-d wanted to protect Jacob from Esau, he could have done so in Beer Sheva.

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The Portion of Vayetze begins with Jacob leaving his home in Be’er Sheba and heading to his uncle Laban, who lives in Haran in southeastern modern-day Türkiye [Bereishit 28:10]: “Jacob left ...

Just as Jacob spent 14 years in the yeshiva of Eber before reaching Haran, modern individuals must anchor themselves in Torah to protect against the trials of the times.

Amy Cozze told her son, Jacob, all about it. Then a Nazareth sophomore, he was determined to be part of that program. Cozze wrote the required essay, went through the interview process and hoped.

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To answer that, we must go back to the start of Jacob’s journey from the Land of Canaan to Haran. When he was on his way, he went to sleep for the night in a place called Beit El (the House of God).

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You know, like Jacob promised to be when he began his journey to Haran. Shabbat Shalom! [1] Crafted by OpenAI, an online project to develop better artificial intelligence.