Yaakov

//ˈjaː.koʊv// name

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  1. 1
    The son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the Jews. Judaism

    "In contrast, Yaakov is associated with the month of Elul, a month characterized by contemplation, in which we, Yaakov’s children, consider our own needed transformation."

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"In contrast, Yaakov is associated with the month of Elul, a month characterized by contemplation, in which we, Yaakov’s children, consider our own needed transformation."

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