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Dvar Torah Parshat Vayechi 5772 2012

Of Yosef’s two sons, Menashe was the eldest and Ephraim the youngest. Yet when Yaakov blessed them he gave the blessing of the Bechor to Ephraim and not to Menashe. Re’uven was Yaakov’s Bechor and when Yaakov blessed his own children he should have given the priesthood and kingship of the Jewish people to him. [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Vayechi 5771 2010

Yaakov is blessing Yosef’s sons and we see a striking similarity with the blessing his father gave him. We find an elderly father and an elderly grandfather giving a blessing to their offspring. Both have difficulty seeing. (Gen. 27,1; 48,10) In both cases the blessings are preceded with a kiss. (Gen. 27,27; 48,10) In both [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Vayechi 5770 2009

Yaakov is blessing his children and when he comes to Yehudah he says: LO YASOOR SHEVET MIHUDA, “The scepter shall not depart from Yehudah…” (Gen. 49,10) The Hebrew word for “scepter” is SHEVET. This word has another meaning. It is also used to refer to a tribe. Similarly, the Hebrew word MATEH means staff and [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Vayechi 2009 5769 דבר תורה פרשת ויחי

After Yosef and his brothers buried Yaakov in Me’arat Hamachpelah they all returned to Egypt. Suddenly Yosef’s brothers feared that now that Yaakov was no longer alive, Yosef will take revenge upon them for selling him as a slave. They, therefore, approached him and told him that their father had instructed them to go to [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Vayechi 2007 – 5768 דבר תורה ויחי

In blessing Yosef’s sons Yaakov adds the words VEYIKAREH BAHEM SHEMI VESHEM AVOTAI AVRAHAM VEYITZCHAK, “…and let my name be declared upon them and the names of my fathers Avraham and Yitzchak…”. (Gen. 48,16) He was blessing Yosef’s sons. Why was it necessary to mention the name of his grandfather and the name of his [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Vayechi 2006- 5766 דבר תורה ויחי

We all know the story of how Yosef’s brothers sold him into slavery. Yet in the Torah we never are given any hint as to whether Yaakov ever found out what really happened to him. Did he always believe that Yosef was lost in the Wilderness? We are told that when Yaakov became ill VAYOMER [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Vayechi 2005- 5765 דבר תורה ויחי

Yaakov is about to depart this world and he blesses his children and grandchildren. To Ephraim and Menasha he says: “…by you shall Israel bless saying, ‘may Hashem make you like Ephraim and like Menasha’”, YESIMCHA ELOKIM KE’EFRAIM VECHIMENASHE.(Gen. 48,20) It is strange that of all the people Yaakov could have picked as models for [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Vayechi 2004 – 5764 דבר תורה ויחי

Yosef’s brothers hated him for no real reason and as a result Yosef ended up in Egypt and later his entire family came down to live there. This was the first Galut that our Jewish people had to endure. It all resulted from SIN’AT CHINAM, “ unnecessary hatred”. Chazal tell us that the Bet Hamikdash [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Vayechi 2003 – 5763 דבר תורה ויחי

Yakov blesses his sons before he dies. The Torah says after he concludes with the Berachot, “…he blessed each according to his appropriate blessing.” (Gen. 49:28) What is the meaning of this phrase? Naturally each son got his own blessing. What value would a blessing be to a big Talmid Chacham if you said to [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Vayechi 2002 – 5762 דבר תורה ויחי

Yaakov gives his sons his blessings before he dies. When it comes to Yosef, the Torah says, “And he blessed Yosef and he said … the angel who saves me from all evil, will bless the sons.” (Gen. 48:16) What happened to the Beracha he was going to give to Yosef? Here he only blessed [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Vayechi 2001 – 5761 דבר תורה ויחי

Yaakov tells his children before he dies, HEYASFU, get together. (Gen 49,1). He was going to tell them when the time of redemption would be. Why does he start by saying, “get together”? Because he was hinting at why they had ended up in Galut. We all know that Chazal tell us the reason the [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah VaYechi 5767

Dvar Torah VaYechi 5767   The story is told of someone who was relating to a friend about a good experience he had with an acquaintance. His friend, who did not care too much for the person described, “turned up his nose” in a gesture of disgust. A Rabbi standing nearby immediately burst out with a [ READ MORE ]

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