Tagged ‘Vayigash’
Parashat Vayigash, 5778
Jacob’s Ultimate Encounter with God A D’var Torah for Vayigash by Cantor Sandy Horowitz ’14 “And God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and God said, ‘Jacob, Jacob’. And he said, hineni, ‘Here am I’. And God … Continue reading »
Parashat Vayigash
Do Numbers Really Matter? by Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky This week’s parashah includes a detailed reckoning of all of the Israelites who went down to Egypt. In the midst of this list the following is written: “These are the sons of Leah, whom … Continue reading »
Parashat Vayigash
by Rabbi Jill Hammer “Your servant my father said to us: As you know, my wife bore me two sons…” Genesis 45:27 Every year when Parashat Vayigash arrives, my breath is taken away by the same small moment. Judah approaches … Continue reading »
Parashat Vayigash
Parashat Vayigash by Rabbi Isaac Mann This week’s Torah portion Vayigash begins with a dramatic confrontation between Joseph, Pharaoh’s viceroy, and Judah over the fate of Benjamin, in whose sack was discovered Joseph’s silver goblet. The Egyptian leader insisted, as … Continue reading »
Va-Yigash
Parashat Va-Yigash Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky In Parashat Va-Yigash we read the following description of the conversation between Joseph’s brothers and their father Jacob. “But when they recounted all that Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph … Continue reading »
Parashat Vayigash
By Rabbi Bob Freedman Torah can be read as a treatise on exile. Its stories about being driven out from life’s comfort zone, from family, from community, or from the presence of God, repeat again and again, each time with … Continue reading »
Parashat Vayigash
The Moment of Impact By Cantor Marcia Lane In his book, The Tipping Point, Malcom Gladwell describes the moment when a situation changes, the small thing that had a big impact on a problem or a situation. In this … Continue reading »
Parashat Vayigash
The Healing Power of Tears By Rabbi Ziona Zelazo Charles Dickens, in his comedy book Great Expectations wrote: “Heaven knows, we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts.” I take … Continue reading »
Parashat Vayigash
By Rabbi Jill Hammer Parashat Vayigash, the Torah portion of this week, tells the story of the final reconciliation of Joseph with his brothers. The eleven brothers, including Benjamin, the youngest, are in the throne room of the Egyptian vizier, … Continue reading »
Parashat Vayigash
By Mark H. Getman Forgiveness comes in many shades and gradations. In Vayigash we read of Joseph’s forgiveness towards his brothers. As we see in Genesis 45:5 “And now, do not be troubled, nor let it be disturbing in your … Continue reading »
