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Reform Movement Applauds Partial Hostage Release Deal; Urges Continued Advocacy for Hostages
Reform Jewish Movement Welcomes White House Effort to Counter Islamophobia
Reform Movement Calls for Swift Release of Hostages, Humanitarian Pause to Hasten Aid for Palestinian Civilians in Gaza
This Week's Torah Portion
Vayishlach
וַיִּשְׁלַח
[Jacob] Sent
Jacob now sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, in the countryside of Edom. - Genesis 32:4
Torah
Genesis 32:4−36:43Haftarah
Hosea 11:7-12:12 [historic: Obadiah 1:1-21]When
/ 19 Kislev 5784Next Week's Torah Portion
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