Shabbat - 11/24/07 (14 Kislev 5768)

For your local Shabbat Candle-lighting times, please go here. This week's reading is -- Vayishlach (Genesis 32:4-36:43). Topics in Vayishlach: Esau advances to attack Jacob, Military preparations, Prayer, The tribute, The struggle with the angel, The prohibition of eating the tendon of an animal’s thigh, The encounter, The parting, Jacob arrives in Shechem, Dinah’s abduction, Jacob’s family learns of the outrage, The deception, Simeon and Levi decimate Shechem, Jacob journeys to Beth-el, The deaths of Rebecca and Deborah, G-d blesses and renames Jacob, The birth of Benjamin and death of Rachel, Reuben’s error and partial vindication, Jacob and Isaac are reunited, Isaac’s death, The chronicles of Esau, Esau separates himself from Jacob, The Seirite genealogy, The Edomite kings For more information about this week's Parsha, please visit these sites. Orthodox Union Chabad Aish HaTorah United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism Union for Reform Judaism Jewish Reconstructionist Federation