parshat Vayechi
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The End of an Epoch The parsha of Vayechi marks the end of the story of the house of Yaakov. The parsha tells us of the end of an era that spammed many long centuries.
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“Pakod Yifkod” – On Leadership and a Jewish State
Pakod tells us we need mefakdim (officers) and mefakdim of mefakdim. Yosef taught his brothers that liberation is not to solve the problems of individuals. Liberation of only the ideal members of society is not liberation -
May a Cohen Go to the Dentist?
Yaakov Avinu blessed his sons with brachos appropriate to their future callings in life. They and their children after them for generations engaged in many different professions, some of them even becoming dentists… -
When Can We Lie?
Humans are destined to conflict so long as contending groups each claim to have a monopoly of the truth. The only way they will learn to live at peace is by realising that they will never in this life achieve truth as it is in Heaven. -
Life’s Loose Ends
With typical Torah irony, the parsha of Vayechi – “and he will live” – is centered around death. Both Yakov & Yosef, two of the greatest personalities in all of Jewish history, will pass away in this final sedra of Sefer Bereisheit.
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