Tonight is the final shiur in our series on Sefer Bereishit. We have watched the challenging family dynamic in every generation. Who is the “chosen child?” Does the “birthright” play a role in who God chooses? How do the parents’ actions influence who their child becomes? After everything they have learned from their past, who will rise to greatness amongst Yaakov’s 12 sons? What will make them great and what will Yaakov grant them as a reward for what they have displayed? But the greatest question of all, have we learned from them-how to not only actualize our potential, but to grow together as a people through our challenges?
