After Rebecca orders Jacob to flee to Haran, she tells Isaac [Bereishit 27:46] “I am disgusted with my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob marries a Hittite woman like these, ...

Evidence for this hypothesis is found in the first words of the Portion of Vayetze [Bereishit 28:10]: “Jacob left Beer Sheba, and he went to Haran.”. Jacob did not “flee” to Haran, he ...

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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This was the central reason why Jacob fled his father’s house for Haran. Now Jacob is returning to his land not knowing how Esau will react to his return.

Ben-Ami insisted that American Jewry in general, but especially his organization, must have a say in what happens from "the River of Egypt to the River Euphrates." ...