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Vayigash

Genesis 44:18-47:27

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    • In this Torah portion, Joseph arrests Benjamin and tells his brothers to go back to their father. Judah asks that Joseph take him instead. Joseph breaks down and reveals his identity. The brothers return to Canaan and shock Jacob by telling him that Joseph is alive. Joseph approaches Pharaoh and asks if his family could live in Goshen because of the famine in Canaan. All of people of Egypt approach Joseph for help because the famine.

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    		 Wheat
    The people of Egypt came to Joseph
    for wheat during the great famine.

     

    Text Studies

    Social Action and Environmentalism

    Using Personal Tragedy For Growth
    Rabbi Neal J. Loevinger, KOLEL

    Transformative Testimony
    Rachel Farbiarz, AJWS

    Jacob and Pharaoh: A Brief Encounter
    Rabbi Pamela Wax, Union for Reform Judaism

    Proximity & Repair
    Rabbi Elliot Kukla, AJWS

     

    Good Intentions & Bad Outcomes
    Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, AJWS


    Achievement And Action
     Rabbi Andy Bachman, socialaction.com

    Joseph's Foresight and Restraint
    David Goldblatt, Canfei Nesharim

    From the Denominations

    Pluralism and Outreach

    Don’t Be Quarrelsome On The Way
    Rabbi Bradley Artson, American Jewish Unversity

    Avoiding Confrontation & Responsibility
    Rabbi Shimon Felix, Bronfman Youth Fellowships

    Joseph's Moment of Truth
    Rabbi Charles Savenor, Jewish Theological Seminary

    Joseph's Intermarriage
    Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Jewish Outreach Initiative

    Preparing For Exile
    Rabbi Yitzchok A. Breitowitz, Orthodox Union

    Reminders Of Love
    Steve Greenberg, CLAL
     

    Feeling Another's Pain
    Rabbi David Rosenn, UJA-Federation of New York

     

    The God Of Isaac
    Rabbi Avi Weinstein, Hillel

    Multimedia

     

    Parashat Vayigash Quiz
    Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

    		  

    Parashat Vayigash Challah
    Julie Seltzer

    		  

     

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