Vayetze: Time Flies When You’re Not Having Fun
Albert Einstein coined the famous expression “Time flies when you’re having fun”. Indeed, for most of us, there are occasions, such as holidays or family vacations, during which time seems to fly by and the fun ends too quickly. Conversely, there are events or occasions in life that we eagerly anticipate and that, as we get closer and closer, we feel that we simply cannot wait any longer. In light of these truths, there is a verse in the Torah portion, Parashat Vayetze, that we read this week that is both bizarre and shocking.
