How does Yosef’s strategy with his brothers reveal his true intentions? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Daniel Reifman discuss Yosef’s reunion with his brothers in Parshat Vayigash. They explore Judah’s role in repairing family bonds, Yosef’s intentions,…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), VaYigash
Can the pains of the past be overcome, opening the way for relationships to heal and be redefined? In this week’s parsha, we witness the emotional reunion between the sons of Israel, with Yosef revealing himself to the brothers who…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), VaYigash
Parashat Vayigash 5782 – Yoseph’s Legacy to Every Jew: Forgiveness Description: There are moments that change the world. There is such a transformative moment in this week’s parasha. It happened when Yoseph finally revealed his identity to his brothers. Download…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), VaYigash
After an impassioned speech from Yehuda, Yosef dramatically reveals his identity, and it is finally his chance to unleash his years of pent up anger and frustration on his brothers. However, Yosef chooses a different approach and calmly demonstrates to…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), VaYigash
In parshat Vayigash there is a tantalizingly elusive reference to Serah the daughter of Asher. No other granddaughters of Jacob are mentioned and women in general are scarce from this point in the narrative until the end of the Torah.…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), VaYigash
Why did Joseph need everyone to leave? Why did he want this moment to be private one between himself and his brothers? Download and learn all the details! To read and learn more, Click here to download and print this…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Educator Resources, Meaning-making, The Parsha Discussion
Joseph is remarkable in his ability to forgive his brothers and see his years of suffering as God’s will. He and his brothers are paradigms of self-transformation. Joseph’s rapprochement with his brothers helps us to understand the connection between taking…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), VaYigash
In a brave move at the beginning of Parshat Vayigash, Yaakov’s son Yehuda approaches and requests the release of his imprisoned younger brother Binyamin from his still-in-disguise brother Yosef (who just happens to be the second most powerful person in…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Educator Resources, Meaning-making, VaYigash
In Parshat Vayigash, the family of Jacob move to Egypt; the first “diaspora community.” And here, our midrashim and commentaries give us pause to think about how Jews keep their identity as a minority amongst a majority culture. I would…
Educator Resources, Meaning-making, The Parsha Discussion, Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis)
Parsha VaYigash opens with a dramatic encounter between Judah and Joseph that ultimately leads to a reconciliation between Joseph and his brothers and to the reunification of the family. What enabled this reconciliation to succeed? How does this story become…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), VaYigash
The Pardes Parsha Discussion is a new weekly series by faculty member Rabbi Alex Israel, designed to stimulate discussion around the Shabbat table, especially with teenagers. Click here to download and print this week’s Parsha Discussion on Vayigash – Dealing…
Educator Resources, Meaning-making, The Parsha Discussion, Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis)
In this week’s Pardes from Jerusalem podcast on parshat Vayigash, Neima Novetsky looks at the question of why the Torah elaborates about Joseph’s economic policies in Egypt. What do these policies have to do with the history of Am Yisrael?…
Personalities, Biblical Personalities, Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), VaYigash
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