Name: “Who Is American?”
Start: 2026-06-30T18:00:00-07:00
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The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. VayishlachGenesis 32:4-36:43 There is a lot of attention placed on the name of […]

Jacob

What’s in two names? Two versions of Jacob’s destiny

Esau’s plight encourages us to see our ‘enemy’ as human

Sometimes, an inflated capital-T Truth is needed to deflate disharmony

Name game shows us: We need a Judaism steered by joy, not antisemitism

Why we the people turn to an ‘Esau type’ in troubled times

Can we ever truly ‘settle’ down? For Jacob, the challenges never end.

Are you like Jacob — wrestling to understand things?

Jacob lies to his dad — so why does our tradition call him a ‘Man of Truth’?

Are you like Jacob, willing to humble yourself to avoid conflict?

A saga that begins with strife and ends with hope