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Laban Vayeitzei, Jacob travels to his uncle Laban. En arranged a wedding feast, but switched By Sarah Chana Radcliffe route he stops at the Temple Mount where G-d daughters, giving Leah instead of Rachel. When appears and assures him that he will return Jacob protested, Laban offered to give Rachel Kids learn a lot about how they safely to the Land of Canaan. Jacob stays for too—in exchange for another seven years of should feel about things from living twenty years in Charan before returning to service. One week later Jacob married Rachel, with and watching YOU. For instance, if you Canaan. During his stay he shepherds Laban's and began serving an additional seven years. are generally critical of other people - pointing sheep, and survives and prospers despite all his Leah gave birth to four children – Reuben, out what's wrong with how they dress or walk uncle's attempted deceptions. He marries Leah Simon, Levi, and Judah – but Rachel remained or talk or behave - your kids will learn to focus and Rachel, and the first eleven tribes are born. barren. Rachel and Leah both gave their on flaws as well. On the other hand, if you are handmaids to Jacob as concubines. Rachel's a people-lover - always talking about the First Aliyah: Jacob left Be'er Sheba and maid, Bilhah, bore two children – Dan and special and positive traits of those you headed towards Charan, to his uncle Laban's Naftali – and Leah's maid also bore two encounter in your daily life - your children will home. While traveling, Jacob encountered "the children—Gad and Asher. learn to look for the good as well. If you want place" (Mount Moriah) and since the sun had to increase your child's happiness, you can take note of what you are teaching by your set, he lay down to sleep. In a dream he saw a Fourth Aliyah: One spring day, Reuben living example. Is yours a problem-filled world ladder reaching up to heaven with angels picked jasmine plants from the field, and with stress, worries and troubles always on ascending and descending its rungs. G-d brought them to his mother. Rachel asks Leah the tip of your tongue? Then this will be the appeared and informed him that He would for some of them, and Leah agreed, provided world you pass down to your youngster. Or is bequeath the entire land to his descendants, that Rachel relinquishes her turn with Jacob your world a happy place filled with joy, and that He would safeguard him until he that night. Leah gave birth to another two sons gratitude, love and purpose? Is it the kind of returned to Canaan. Jacob awoke, and now – Issachar and Zebulun – and one daughter— place you'd be happy to give your children? recognizing the holiness of the location, he Dinah. Eventually, Rachel, too, gave birth to a Remember, "our location is not where our erected a monument to G-d, named the location son, whom she named Joseph. At that point, body resides, but where our thoughts and Beth El ("House of G-d"), and vowed to tithe all Jacob asked Laban for permission to take his feelings are" - where are you? Where will your his belongings when G-d's promise of a safe wives and children and return to Canaan. In child be? return would be fulfilled. response, Laban pointed out that his ⬢ divinations revealed that his great wealth and Second Aliyah: Jacob continued on his blessings were due to Jacob's presence in his journey, and arrived at a well located on the home. outskirts of Charan. Upon seeing Rachel, DOSE OF INSPIRATION Laban's younger daughter, arriving with her Fifth Aliyah: "Specify your wages," Laban father's sheep, Jacob single-handedly rolled off told Jacob. "And I will give it!" Jacob proposed the heavy rock that sat atop the well, and gave that all the streaked and spotted sheep that water to the flock. Rachel told her father about would be born to Laban's sheep would SUNGLASSES OF THE SOUL the new arrival, and Laban rushed out to greet constitute his payment. In return, Jacob would Jacob. Jacob went to Laban's home, and after continue caring for Laban's flocks. Laban by Tzvi Freeman spending a month, Laban offered Jacob the job immediately removed all the existing spotted of tending to his herds, and asked Jacob what and streaked sheep from the herd and put them The body is not something to be abhorred or he wished in terms of wages. under his sons' charge—thus differentiating rejected. On the contrary, the body serves as between the current ones, which belonged to sunglasses for the soul. Third Aliyah: Laban had two daughters, Laban, and the to-be-born ones, that would Without the body, the soul can perceive G- the aforementioned Rachel, and her older sister belong to Jacob. Jacob made striped poles for dliness only in an abstract, ethereal way. The Leah. Jacob loved Rachel and offered to serve the strong and robust sheep to view while they body allows the soul to stare straight into the Laban for seven years in exchange for her hand were mating. As a result, the sheep gave birth face of G-dliness, in tangible, concrete in marriage. Laban accepted the deal. After the to striped offspring, and Jacob became terms.⬢ seven years of service passed, Jacob asked (Continued on page 4) MOSAIC EXPRESS 3 SHARE THE LIGHT Be Chanuka's ambassador and give a cool, MTC branded, Chanukah Travel Kit to a friend, co-worker or family member who otherwise would not have the opportunity to fulfill this beautiful mitzvah. Kits include a Menorah, candles, dreidels, chocolate-gelt and the Mosaic Holiday Guide. Contact [email protected] to order your Kits. (Continued from page 3) fabulously wealthy—despite Laban's deceptive practices, and his continual changing of the terms of Jacob's pay. After an additional six years of service, G-d commanded Jacob to return to Canaan.