Beit Midrash Torah Portion and Tanach Bereshit

Vayechi

Parashat Hashavua - Torah Portion - Vayechi

Tevet 12 5779 | Rabbi Yossef Carmel
Not How You Start But How You Finish
Parashat Vayechi begins with a clear understanding that Yosef was (in several ways) the leader among his brothers and that he was treated like a firstborn who receives a double portion (see Bereishit 48:22). At the end of the parasha we also see that Yosef is in charge and holds the “keys to liberation.” Yet, when it comes time for Yaakov’s berachot, there is a big surprise: kingdom in Bnei Yisrael will go to the family of Yehuda in a permanent manner (see ibid. 49:10).
Parashat Hashavua Vayechi
Tevet 12 5779 | Rabbi Stewart Weiss
THE MOTHER OF ALL BLESSINGS
Vayechi
Tevet 12 5779 | Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Vayechi 5779 The Future of the Past
Covenant & Conversation Vayechi
5778 | Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon
May The Lord Make you as Ephraim and as Menashe
Vayechi
Tevet 7 5778 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
Observing a Colorful Lifestyle
Vayechi
Tevet 7 5778 | Rabbi Yossef Carmel
The Missteps of a Great Man
Our haftara deals with the instructions David gave Shlomo, including general advice and specific directives regarding how to deal with certain people. One had to do with Yoav ben Tzruya, David’s nephew and a key member of his inner circle throughout his career. The language of David’s portrayal of his grievances against Yoav is perplexing. “You are also aware of that which Yoav ben Tzruya did to me, which he did to two generals in Israel, to Avner ben Ner and Amasa ben Yeter, that he killed them and put the blood of battle within peace … he should not die in peace in old age” (Melachim I, 2:5-6).
Parashat Hashavua Vayechi
Tevet 1 5778 | Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
What it Takes to Forgive
Covenant & Conversation Vayechi
5777 | Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon
Human or Divine Mission
Vayechi
Tevet 12 5777 | Rabbi Yossef Carmel
Zera Yisrael
We have been dealing, over the last few weeks, with ideas to help integrate olim from the Former Soviet Union into Israeli society as full Jews. A group with a real obstacle is children of Jewish fathers and non-Jewish mothers. They are, of course, not Jewish unless they undergo conversion. Yet, it is our opinion that we should not look at them as if they have, in the meantime, no connection to the Jewish People. The great majority were treated as Jews in the Soviet Union, where a citizen’s nationality is determined by his father, not his mother. As a result, they suffered from anti-Semitism. How shocked were many, upon arriving in Israel, to find out that halacha does not view them as Jewish and that they cannot get married here?
Vayechi Parashat Hashavua
Tevet 10 5777 | Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Jewish Time
Covenant & Conversation Vayechi
Tevet 13 5776 | Rabbi Stewart Weiss
Gotta Hand It To You
Vayechi
Tevet 8 5776 | Rabbi Yossef Carmel
David – Almost Like a Forefather
In Parashat Vayechi, we learn about Yaakov’s “spiritual will” – prophecies and instructions to his sons. In the haftara, we see a similar farewell address of King David to his son Shlomo. We will try to uncover part of this deep connection between the parasha and its haftara.
Parashat Hashavua Vayechi
5775 | Rabbi Stewart Weiss
Cover Your Eyes To See Clearly
Vayechi
5775 | Rabbi Dov Berl Wein
VAYECHI
Vayechi
5775 | Rabbi Yossef Carmel
The Two Sides of Menashe’s Legacy
Parashat Hashavua Vayechi
Rabbi Stewart Weiss
Jews - The Choosing People
Vayechi
5774 | Rabbi Yossef Carmel
Kingdom – When Does It Start and End?
Parashat Hashavua Vayechi
5773 | Rabbi Dov Berl Wein
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Vayechi
16 Tevet 5773 | Rabbi Baruch Finkelstein
The Wisdom of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein (4) - Vayechi Blessed Name of Hashem
Vayechi
5 min
5771 | Rabbi Shaul Yisraeli zt"l
The ‘Ark’ of an Eternal Teacher
Parashat Hashavua Vayechi