Parshat Vayechi In-Depth “When Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch (1789–1866) was a child attending cheder, his teacher taught the verse ‘Jacob lived for seventeen years in the land of Egypt’ according to the commentary of the Baal HaTurim—that Jacob lived…
Parshat Vayigash In-Depth “Judah approached him . . . (Genesis 44:18) Said Rabbi Yehudah: The verb “he approached” (vayigash) implies an approach to battle, as in the verse “So Joab and the people that were with him approached unto battle”…
Parshat Mikeitz In-Depth “The three Torah sections (Vayeishev, Mikeitz and Vayigash) that relate the story of Joseph and his brothers . . . are always read before, during or immediately after the festival of Chanukah. Since “to everything there is…
Aliya-by-Aliya Parshat Vayeishev 5762 “Yaakov has spent years away from home and now has returned. The Torah indicates that it is through Yosef that Yaakov’s legacy continues. 17 year old Yosef brings bad reports about his brothers to Yaakov. Yaakov…
This week’s parsha is Vayechi: Genesis 47:28-50:26 D’var Torah: Living On After Death Torah Pearls: Parsha Vayechi This week’s Haftarah is: I Kings 2:1-12
This week’s parsha is Vayigash: Genesis 44:18-47:27 D’var Torah: Our Stories, Ourselves Torah Pearls: Parsha Vayigash This week’s Haftarah is: Ezekiel 37:15-28
This week’s parsha is Mikkets: Genesis 41:1-44:17 D’var Torah: Earning Forgiveness Torah Pearls: Parsha Mikkets This week’s Haftarah is: I Kings 3:15-28
This week’s parsha is Vayeshev: Genesis 37:1-40:23 D’var Torah: Clothes Make the Story… Torah Pearls: Parsha Vayeshev This week’s Haftarah is: Amos 2:6-3:8
