But who among us hasn’t felt the sting of endless comparison? The colleague who is advancing faster. The neighbors with much more money. The mom who seems to have perfectly parented kids. Envy has always been a feature of the human experience, and social media has amplified it unrelentingly.
Genesis grasps this deeply. But instead of dispensing platitudes that we can simply rise above envy, the Torah confronts it as a deeply human — and deeply harmful — impulse. This week’s Torah portion, Vayetse, dives headfirst into envy. At its heart stands Jacob, a man surrounded by envy yet untouched by it. His story compels us to ask: What would it take for us to truly have enough?
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