1. "A ladder was set on the ground and its top reached to the sky, and angels of Hashem were going up and down on it," (28:12.) Which angels used this ladder? (דעת זקנים עה"פ. פירוש הרא"ש עה"ת בראשית ו, ב)
2. How many times is the name “Yitzchok” mentioned in the Torah?
3. "And Yaakov left Be’er Sheva,” (28:10.) One may wonder: Who named the city Be’er Sheva - was it Avrohom (as implied in Vayera 21:31: “Hence he called that place was Be’er Sheva, for there the two of them swore an oath.”) or Yitzchok, (as implied in Toldos, 26:32-33: “And he named it Shivah; therefore the name of the city is Be’er Sheva to this day)? (חזקוני וירא כה, לא. ספורנו כו, לג)
4. On the passuk: "And he took some of the stones in the area, and he placed them around his head," (28:11,) Rashi explains: “Because he was afraid of wild animals.” One may wonder: How would a simple row of stones protect him from wild animals? (הגרי"ז סולובייציק מבריסק)
5. "Yaakov rose early in the morning, took the stone that he had placed under his head, and set it up as a monument. He then poured oil on the top of it, [to consecrate it as an altar,]" (28:18.) One may wonder: How did Yaakov have oil if Elifaz, the son of Esav chased after him and stole everything he had? (פרקי דרבי אליעזר פרק לה, מדרש רבה פרשה סט, ח. וראה רמב"ן, ורבינו בחיי על הפסוק. ספר פענח רזא)
6. Where in our parsha is there a hint to the minhag of the Rabbeim to bless people “in the physical and the spiritual” - mentioning the physical first; unlike other tzaddikim who bless in the opposite order?
7. "So Lavan gathered together all the local people and made a [wedding] feast," (29:22.) What did they sing at this feast? (מדרש רבה פרשה ע' יט)
8. "In our region, giving a younger daughter in marriage before the older is not done," (29:26.) One may wonder: What is the halacha and minhag with regard to two brothers - can a younger brother get married before an older one? (ש"ך יו"ד סימן רמד ס"ק יג. אגרות משה אבן העזר ח"ב א)
9. How old was Yaakov when he got married? (רש"י כט, כא)
10. What was the name of Rochel and Leah’s mother?
