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Ok ive got my Barmi in two weeks and i need 2 make a speech, and i have no idea how im going to do this,
I am an Athiest, but of jewish heritage which i am proud of.
I would like to write something questioning god, but not being a smart arse or insensitive, I want it to have something to do with my mum who died this year, 'cause she wanted 2 make it to my barmi (breast cancer), ummm, I would like to say something about my friends maybe, and i want it to be coming from my heart, i really only need some tips or something to get me started, thank you

this is my parsha if it helps, since it needs to be based or starts of with something to do with that, but it should be personal

PARASHAT VAYETZE


Jacob flees to Haran. He dreams at night of a ladder reaching to the sky, with angels going up and down. God appears to Jacob and promises that his descendents will be as the dust of the earth. Jacob awakes and says, "God is present in this place and I did not know it." He calls the place Beth El (house of God) and makes a vow of faithfulness to God.
Jacob travels east and comes to a well. There he spots his cousin Rachel, and he immediately falls in love. Jacob kisses Rachel, and makes an agreement with her father Laban to work seven years for Rachel's hand in marriage. After seven years of work, Laban tricks Jacob and gives him Rachel's older sister, Leah, instead. Jacob may marry Rachel but must work an additional seven years for her. Altogether, Jacob works twenty years for Laban, seven for Leah, seven for Rachel, and six for the flocks.
Leah begins to give birth to sons, but Rachel is infertile. Rachel cries out, "Give me children or I will die." Jacob responds with anger. Rachel gives Jacob her handmaiden Bilhah as a concubine, and Leah gives her handmaiden Zilpah. Finally Rachel does give birth to a son, Joseph. Between his two wives and his two concubines, Jacob is the father of eleven sons and one daughter. (A twelfth son will be born in next week's portion.)
Jacob sees that Laban's attitude toward him is changing, and he agrees to work for speckled and spotted sheep and goats. Through his knowledge of animal breeding, Jacob is able to help the herds breed many speckled and spotted animals, and he acquires wealth. Jacob, his wives, and children flee from Laban, and Rachel steals Laban's household gods. Laban chases Jacob and confronts him. Eventually Jacob and Laban sign a treaty, and Jacob begins the journey back home.

Ok thanks ^______^