Joseph and Judah Meet: A Partzuf of Interpretations
Parashat Vayigash begins with the long-awaited face-to-face encounter between Joseph and Judah. After 22 years of regret over that fateful day when Joseph was sold,...
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Parashat Vayigash 5784: Aliyah by Aliyah
First Reading: Connecting Joseph and Judah “Judah then approached him [Joseph]…” Living In-touch with Time There is a well-known idiom that one should live one’s...
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...
