Shabbat Shalom: Parshat Vayeshev (Genesis 37:1 – 40:23) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – “And there passed by Midianite merchants, and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver, and they brought Joseph down to Egypt” (Genesis 37:28). Who bears the …
Parshat Vayeshev: The Dream Rabbi Aviel and Michal Javasky are shlichim of Straus-Amiel serving as the Assistant Rabbinic Couple of the Hong Kong Jewish community “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed… I have a dream… I have a dream.” These are the …
Shabbat Shalom: Parshat Vayeshev (Genesis 37:1-40:23) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – “And Judah said to his brothers: ‘What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood? Let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let our hand not be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh.” (Genesis 37:26-27) Why …
In God’s Good Grace Rabbanit Naomi Berman is the Rosh Beit Midrash of Midreshet Lindenbaum The yearning to live in peace and quiet and settle down in our country has its roots in our weekly portion. “And Yaakov dwelt in the land of his father’s sojournings” (Bereishit 37, 1). Rashi quotes the Midrash: “Jacob wished …
Parshat Vayeshev: Never Giving Up Hope Rabbanit Sally Mayer is the Rosh Midrasha of Midreshet Lindenbaum‘s Maria and Joel Finkle Overseas Program Yaakov was inconsolable. He sent his favorite son Yosef to check on his brothers in Shechem, but Yosef never returned. Yosef’s brothers have sold him to slave traders on their way to Egypt, …
Shabbat Shalom: Vayeshev (Genesis 37:1-40:23) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – “She is more righteous than I” (Genesis 38:26) The biblical drama of the peregrinations of Jacob ended with the patriarch’s return to his father’s house and homeland in last week’s reading of Vayishlah, and now with the reading of Vayeshev the riveting story …
Parshat Vayeshev: To Live in this Land in Peace Even today, when the people of Israel want to live in Israel in peace, various events occur that shake up their tranquility. The roads are a battleground and soldiers are everywhere. However, we also witness unwavering efforts to continue living life as normal. Rabbanit Naomi Berman …