A Nation is Born
A Nation is Born Shalom, At the end of the previous portion Jacob received a new name from the angel with whom he wrestled: וַיֹּאמֶר, לֹא יַעֲקֹב יֵאָמֵר עוֹד שִׁמְךָ–כִּי, אִם-יִשְׂרָאֵל: כִּי-שָׂרִיתָ עִם-אֱלֹהִים וְעִם-אֲנָשִׁים, וַתּוּכָל And he said: ‘Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel; […]