Parashat Vayetze tells the story of Yaakov’s experiences in Charan, where he lives for twenty years while escaping the vengeance of his brother. Yaakov’s life changes drastically upon arriving in Charan. After having spent his early years as “a simple man, a tent dweller” (25:27), which Chazal explain as a reference to devoted Torah study, Yaakov now spends twenty years begetting and raising children, and amassing a fortune working for his uncle and father-in-law, Lavan. Yaakov left the world of serene and focused learning, and now finds himself with a large family and an ev