Chp. 28 verse 20 - chp. 29 verse 17. Yaakov makes a vow to tithe everything he owns if Hashem will take care of his needs. He comes to the well in Haran where he meets Rachel introduces himself and waters her sheep. He meets uncle Lavan and he goes to work for him tending his sheep. Ends with a description of Leah and Rachel.

Chp. 29 verse 17 - chp. 30 verse 13. Continues with description of Rachel and Leah and that Yaakov agrees to work for 7 years to marry Rachel. Lavan tricks him and gives him Leah instead, he complains. Lavan gives him Rachel but for another 7 years work. Hashem sees Leah's pain and gives her four sons. Chp. 30 begins with Rachel complaint to Yaakov that she has no children. She gives him Bilah as a wife and she bears him two sons. Leah then does the same with Zilpah and she also bears two more sons to Yaakov.

Chp. 30 verse 14 - chp. 31 verse 1. Reuvain gives his mother mandrakes which Rachel wants. Leah than gives birth to two more sons and one daughter. Rachel finally gives birth to Yosef. Yaakov makes a business deal with Lavan concerning the sheep which Lavan tries to change many times, but Yaakov with the help of Hashem manages to still become exceedingly wealthy. Chp. 31 begins with Lavan's jealously about Yaakov'a new found wealth.

Chp. 32 verse 1 until end of sedra. Lavan's relationship with Yaakov begins to deteriorate. Hashem tells Yaakov to return to his land. He confers with his wives and they agree. Yaakov leaves and Lavan chases after him. Hashem appears to Lavan in a dream and tells him not speak to Yaakov "neither good nor bad." Lavan searches the camp of Yaakov for his "terafim" and doesn't find them even though Rachel had taken them. Yaakov expresses his anger at being accused of theft after he had treated Lavan so well. They make a treaty and they both go their own ways.

Chp 25 verse 19 - chp 25 verse 25: This sedra deals with Yitzhok and his children Esau and Yaakov. It begins by telling us that Yaakov married Rivkah and that she was barren. He prays and she becomes pregnant, but her pregnancy is difficult and unusual, and she is told that she is carrying twins who will be antagonist all their lives. The first one born is hairy and they call him Esau.

Chp 25 verse 25 - end of chp 25: Continues with the birth of Yaakov, a description of who the brothers were, and that Yitzhok loved Esau and Rivkah loved Yaakov. Esau sells his birthright to Yaakov for a bowl of lentils.

Chp 26 verse 1 - chp 27 verse 5: There is a famine in the land and Yitzhok moves his family to Gerar. Hashem blesses him with the blessing that He had given to Avraham. He tells Rivkah to say that she is his sister. He is very successful and re-opens the wells that his father dug. Avimelech visits and makes a treaty with him. Esau gets married. Chapter 27 begins with Yitzhok telling Esau that he wants to bless him before he dies.

Chp 27 verse 6 - chp 27 verse40: Rivkah tells Yaakov to dress as Esau and take his blessing, he is reluctant but she insists. Yitzhok, though not certain about his identity blesses Yaakov anyway with Esaus' blessing. Esau returns from the field and is distraught when he realizes that Yaakov took his blessing. Yaakov does manage to give Esau a blessing as well.

Chp 27 verse 40 until the end of sedra. Esau hates Yaakov for taking his blessing and plans to kill him. Knowing this, Rivkah sends Yaakov to her brother Lavan. Chapter 28 begins with Yitzhok blessing Yaakov with Avraham's blessing and telling him to marry a daughter from the children of Lavan. Esau takes another wife from the daughters of Yishmael. Last 18 minutes of lecture chp 28 verses 10-11 begin sedra of Vayeitzei: Vayeitzei begins with an introduction and Yaakov leaving Beer-sheva and coming to the place of the temple.

Chp. 23 - chp. 24 verse 1: The death and burial of Sarah. Avraham purchases the cave of the Machpela from Efrom.