Parshat Vayetzei “The Ascending Dream”
Talia Fisher ('22)

In this week’s Torah portion, Vayetzei, we zoom into the life of Jacob as he delves into challenges that he faces. Jacob has the famous dream about angels ascending and descending.

Jacob then arrives in Haran, where he works for seven years to marry Rachel. He then finds out that he instead is tricked and gets married to Leah. He marries Rachel after agreeing to seven years' worth of work. We are reminded this week that although it may not be what you expect, hard work will earn your success. Jacob teaches us to keep going even when you are presented with obstacles.