Jewish Reconstructionist Federation Education Department Torah Mini Lesson Home TorahQuest Home Torah Mini Lesson - Vayetzei (Genesis 28:10 - 32:2) by Rabbi Shai Gluskin Jacob's Deceit Comes Back to Haunt Him "And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah." Said he (Jacob) to her (Leah): "You are a deceiver and the daughter of a deceiver!" "Is there a teacher without pupils," she retorted; "did not your father call you Esau , and you answered him! So did you too call me and I answered you!" (Genesis Rabba 70:19). This text shows that Jacob actually paid a price for his deceptive ways. Have you ever experienced, "What goes around, comes around."? Have you ever noticed that a friend or a sibling has learned something from how you have acted? Try to think of times when you were both a good role model and a bad role model.