Vayechi: Even Yisrael
In Jacob’s blessing to Joseph, he says, “From the hands of the Noble One of Jacob, from there, shepherds Even Yisrael/ the Rock of Israel”....
Category : Genesis – Bereisheet
Chassidut: Spontaneity in Izhbitz
Izhbitz and Chabad This year, Shabbat Vayigash is the 7th of Tevet, which is the yahrzeit (day of passing) of the Izhbitzer Rebbe, Rabbi Mordechai...
Mathematics for Vayigash: Fruitfulness, Love, and Lucas Numbers
Parashat Vayigash, the 11th and second-to-last portion of the Book of Genesis, marks a turning point. In it, we read about the shift from the...
Vayigash: The Neck
“And he fell on the neck (tzavarei) of his brother Benjamin and he cried and Benjamin cried on his neck (tzavarav)”. This verse emphasizes the...
Miketz: Waking at the End of Days
“And it was at the end (miketz) of two years of days and Pharaoh dreamt, and behold he was standing on the river”. The simple...
Gematria Shorts for Mikeitz 5783
The value of the two words, “and Pharaoh was dreaming” (וּפַרְעֹה חֹלֵם), 439, which set the stage for Joseph’s rise to power in our parashah,...
Vayeshev: Serenity with Fear
“And Jacob dwelled in the land of the residence of his father, in the land of Canaan.[1]” Why is it important to emphasize that it...
Vayishlach: Migdal Eder
Thus, Rachel died, and she was buried on the road to Efrat—now Bethlehem. Over her grave, Jacob set up a monument; it is the monument...
Gematria Shorts for Vayishlach 5783
The difference between “Yisrael” (יִשְׂרָאֵל), 541, and “Yaakov” (יַעֲקֹב), 182, is 359, which is the value of “Satan” (שָׂטָן). For Yaakov to become Yisrael, he...
Vayeitzei: For Love of Leah
The love between Jacob and Rachel was love at first sight. This is revealed love: Rachel is “beautiful of form and beautiful of appearance”, and...
