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Back to SearchParsha: Vayechi - Jacob's Strength (5784)
Parshas Vayechi marks the final installment of the book of Genesis. The family of Israel, the sons of Jacob, are all together in Egypt, where they se…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Parshas Vayechi (Rebroadcast)
Parshas Vayechi is the final portion of the Book of Genesis. Jacob is about to die and he tends to his affairs: He assures that he will not be buried…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Parsha: Vayigash - Beacon in the Darkness
Parshas Vayigash is bittersweet. The sweetness is obvious. After 22 years of anguish and melancholy, Jacob is informed that Joseph is alive and is a …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Parsha: Vayigash - Come-to-Joseph Moment (5784)
Our parsha is one of unexpected reunions. After 20 plus years of separation, Joseph reunited with his brothers and his father. In this Parsha Podcast…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Kingmakers: How Judah and Joseph Earned the Throne
Our nation has two houses of monarchy: Joseph and Judah. Joseph was, of course, king of Egypt. David, king of Israel, descended from the tribe of Jud…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Parshas Vayigash (Rebroadcast)
Twenty two years have passed since Jacob and Joseph were separated. Ever since Joseph was torn away from him, Jacob was bereft of prophecy and incons…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Parsha: Mikeitz - Pit Master King
Pharaoh, like Joseph, had clairvoyant dreams foretelling his future. Joseph dreamed of his ascent to kingship and his brother's subjugation before hi…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Parsha: Mikeitz - The End of Days (5784)
In our Parsha, Joseph is elevated to become viceroy of Egypt. He begins the day languishing in prison, and ends it be decked in garments of royalty a…
7 months ago
The Secret of the Chanukah Menorah
The Chanukah story is quite dramatic. The world-dominating Greeks were militarily defeated by a prickly pack of Maccabees. Our sages point the focus …
7 months ago
Parshas Mikeitz (Rebroadcast)
Parshas Mikeitz continues the narrative of Joseph in Egypt. We pick up his story two years after his failed attempt at earning a reprieve via his cel…
7 months ago