Vayigash 5785: Forgiveness and Family – test
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…
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Vayigash 5784: Overcoming Pain as a Family
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…
Parashat Vayigash 5782 – Yoseph’s Legacy to Every Jew: Forgiveness
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…
Vayigash 5781: Seeing Things in a New Light
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…
5780 — Vayigash: The Unusual Persona of Serah, Daughter of Asher
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…
The Parsha Discussion with Alex Israel — Vayigash. Judaism’s Fourth Cardinal Sin
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…
Vayigash 5779: Shaping a Theology of Forgiveness: Joseph, Free Will and Divine Providence
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…
An Interactive Parsha Experience: VaYigash, It’s All a Matter of Approach
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…
The Parsha Discussion: Vayigash — Jewish Survival?
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…