Due to the expected inclement weather on Sunday, January 25, all programs and services at Temple Israel will be cancelled. Evening minyan will be on TIGN Zoom only.

On Monday, January 26, all in-person programs and services at Temple Israel will be cancelled. This includes the Beth HaGan Early Childhood Center. The synagogue business office will be closed, but staff will be working remotely and available to take your call. For the Players rehearsal, please be on the lookout for a separate email. The Shoah Book Club will take place on TIGN Zoom. Morning and evening minyan will be on TIGN Zoom only.

Temple Israel of Great Neck

Vayishlah

In this portion we conclude the independent stories about Jacob. In the remainder of the Book of Genesis his life is intertwined with the biography of Joseph. Jacob prepares to encounter Esau by dividing his camp as a safety precaution and sending a large gift of livestock to his brother. He wrestles all night with a mysterious assailant from whom he wrests a blessing at daybreak in the form of a change of name from Jacob to Israel. Following the successful meeting with Esau, Jacob travels on and settles down. His daughter, Dinah, is ravished by a local prince, and two of her brothers take fearful revenge. Other events serve to sever decisively the connection of the patriarchs with Mesopotamia. By the end of this portion, our focus is shifted from the lives of individuals to the emerging people of Israel.

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