Tag: Parshat Vayechi
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Parshat Vayechi opens with Yaakov Avinu doing something deeply personal. Before he dies, he gathers his sons and gives each one a different bracha. Not because he loved some more than others, but because he knew each one. He saw their nature, their struggles, and what each one would need to fulfill his unique mission.…
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When I was growing up, my family and my out-of-town cousins would always spend Pesach and the Seder at my grandparents’ home. It was tradition, but it was more than that. One house. One table. One shared world of jokes and songs that belonged to all of us. We looked forward to it all year.…
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In this week’s parsha, Vayechi, Yaakov blesses his grandsons, Ephraim and Menashe. He then turns to Yosef and assures him that Hashem will be with him, ultimately bringing him back to the land of his fathers. In this moment, Yaakov makes a unique gift to Yosef: the city of Shechem, granting him an additional portion…
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Yaakov’s Unique Brachot: More Than Just Good Wishes This week’s parsha, Vayechi, is packed with powerful moments, and one of the most striking is Yaakov giving brachot to his children. But if you read through the brachot carefully, you might notice something surprising: they don’t all sound like blessings. When we think of giving a…