from My Jewish Learning Welcome back to My Jewish Learning’s Personalities of the Bible email series. We last featured Abraham, the first Jew. We focused on his abundant faith and the strength he gained through deep love—and the ways in which faith and love might be seen as two sides of the same coin. Today's Personality: After Abraham, we jump forward a generation to explore the life of Rebecca, his daughter-in-law. Like Abraham, she left her family and her country of birth to embrace a new destiny with the Jewish people. Like Abraham, she brought forth not one but two great nations. But her personality and outlook on her life could not have been more different. Though she spoke with and trusted in God, Rebecca was also a woman who took matters into her own hands. Get to Know Rebecca Better Your next email in My Jewish Learning's Personalities of the Bible series will arrive in a few days. Did someone forward this email to you? Sign up for your own copy of the email series here. |