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Parashat Vayetze – Opening Questions

What was the meaning of Yaakov's Dream?
In what period of time were Yaakov's first twelve children born?
Why did Rachel steal her father's terafim?
How are the lives of Yaakov and David similar? How do their thorny relationships with their in-laws compare to Moshe's positive relationship with Yitro? What might be learned from the comparisons?
Why were so many of the Matriarchs barren? How do they compare to other mothers of future leaders who similarly had difficulty conceiving?

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 	<li>What was the meaning of <a href="Yaakov's Dream" data-aht="page">Yaakov's Dream</a>?</li>
 	<li>In what period of time were Yaakov's <a href="The Births and Relative Ages of Yaakov's Children" data-aht="page">first twelve children born</a>?</li>
-	<li>Why did Rachel <a href="Rachel's Stealing of the Terafim‎" data-aht="page">steal her father terafim</a>?</li>
+	<li>Why did Rachel <a href="Rachel's Stealing of the Terafim‎" data-aht="page">steal her father's terafim</a>?</li>
-	<li>Who was the "איש" with whom Yaakov struggled all night?  Why did he attack Yaakov?</li>
+	<li>How are the lives of <a href="Yaakov and David" data-aht="page">Yaakov and David</a> similar?  How do their thorny relationships with their <a href="In-laws" data-aht="page">in-laws</a> compare to Moshe's positive relationship with Yitro?  What might be learned from the comparisons?</li>
-	<li>How do the lives of <a href="Yaakov and David" data-aht="page">Yaakov and David</a> compare?  What might be learned from the similarities?</li>
+	<li>Why were so many of the Matriarchs <a href="Barren Women" data-aht="page">barren</a>?  How do they compare to <a href="Rachel and Channah" data-aht="page">other mothers</a> of future leaders who similarly had difficulty conceiving?</li>
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