Vayigash archive
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Vayigash: 22 years in 2 words
Transcript: It took just two words to explain everything that had transpired in 22 years. In Parshat Vayigash we read about the epic moment when Yosef revealed his true identity Read more... -
Vayigash: Are you like old wine in a new bottle?
Transcript What’s the connection between old wine and Jewish continuity? In Parshat Vayigash we read how Joseph revealed his true identity to his brothers in Egypt, (Bereishit 45:4) and then Read more... -
A Fast on a Friday? Asarah B’Tevet: Treating the root cause, not the symptoms.
The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Asarah b’Tevet and Parshat Vayigash Transcript This week shabbat will commence in a most unusual way. We’ll be fasting, and we’ll only be able Read more... -
Dvar Torah: Vayigash
You don’t have to shout! What is the best way to get your message across? In Parshat Vayigash, there is an intriguing absence of a letter. Yosef dramatically reveals his Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Vayigash
This week, the Chief Rabbi identifies the crucial ingredient for Jewish survival over thousands of years. If you were building a new town or city what is the first structure Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Vayigash
In this week’s D’var Torah the Chief Rabbi asks how we can maximise the opportunity of every day. How many days old are you? This sounds like an odd thing Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Vayigash
Integration, not assimilation. In Parshat Vayigash we read how Yosef had just revealed his true identity to his brothers. They were stunned into silence. And then, he said to them Read more... -
D’Var Torah: Parashat Vayigash
In this week’s Torah portion of Vayigash, the Chief Rabbi teaches both how Joseph brought Godliness to Egypt, and why his father Yaackov, on hearing of Joseph’s good fortune, reacted Read more...
