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VaYetze: Sibling Rivalry: Can't You Just Get Along?



 Yaakov and Esav were the impetus of a discussion and analysis on Sibling Rivalry. What was it about them that doomed them to hostile relations? We broke up into virtual groups, each studying a pair of siblings in Bereshit, and analyzing why they did or not get along. We discussed how the leadership and power shifted to the younger sibling, which fit our group that day, as the students present were all middle or younger siblings! We concluded by studying pairs of siblings that managed to get along and how we can learn from them. The wiki led students to explore their own sibling relationships, with personal suggestions on increasing harmony among siblings.


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