Blockages and Blindness – Parasha Vayechi
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Estrangement Explored – Parasha Vayechi
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Parallels between Yosef Hatzadik and Esther Hamalkah
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Parallels between Yosef Hatzadik and Esther Hamalkah
Redemption Revealed P Yayichei
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Finesse, Fusion, and Friendliness
Posted onThe unique traits of the tribes of Yosef and Yehuda, the two future kings of Israel.
Bestowing Blessing
Posted onIn Parshat Vayechi, Yaakov Avinu blesses Menashe and Efraim, Yosef’s children. Why is this considered Yosef’s blessing, and what is the true purpose of blessing someone?
Core Connection
Posted onAn overview of Yaakov’s bracha and rebuke to Reuven regarding his midda of ‘pachaz kamayim’.
Serendipity And Subordination
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Directed Dispersion: Parshat Vayechi
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In this class (shiur) on Parshat Vayechi, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the dispersion of the tribes of Shimon and Levi.
Conferring Clarity
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In this class (shiur) Rebbetzin Shira Smiles discusses Parshat Vayechi
Shechem Supremacy And Supplication
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In this class (shiur)on Parshat Vayechi, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses Yaakov’s gift to Yosef of the city of Shechem and its underlying message which teaches us the power of prayer.
Wondrous Whisper
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On Parshat Vayechi, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the meaning of the verse, “Baruch shem kavod malchuto l’olam v’aed,” which the children of Yaakov recited at his deathbed.
Inspired Internment
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On Parshat Vayechi, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses Yosef’s oath to Yaakov to bury him in the land of Israel.
Living Life
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On Parshat Vayechi, Mrs. Shira Smiles speaks about the first passuk which states that Yaakov lived in Egypt for seventeen years, and that Yaakov lived for 147 years. Why was this passuk is necessary at all?
Tenacity, Truth
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On Parshat Vayechi, Mrs. Shira Smiles speaks about the idea of brachot in general, Yaakov Avinu’s brachot to his sons, and specifically Yehuda’s bracha.
Evil Eye
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On Parshat Vayechi, Mrs. Shira Smiles speaks about the whole concept of the ayin hara (evil eye) and the idea that Yosef and his descendants are above the ayin hara.
The Blessing to Ephraim and Menashe
Posted onMrs. Chana Prero analyzes the brachot (blessings) that Yaakov Avinu bestowed on his grandsons Ephraim and Menashe.
Bestowing Blessings
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On Parshat Vayechi, Mrs. Shira Smiles looks at what the concept of giving brachot is about, and more specifically, what the Friday night blessing for sons to be like Ephraim and Menashe is about.
Parshat Vayechi: Final Blessings
Posted onRabbi Hanoch Teller explains the final blessings of Yaakov Avinu to his sons, the Twelve Tribes, and his two grandsons Menashe and Ephraim in Parshat Vayechi.
Parshat Vayechi & The Tenth of Tevet
Posted onMrs. Shira Smiles talks about the fast day of the Tenth of Tevet, as well as the parsha for this week, Parshat Vayechi.
Parshat Vayechi: The Kaleidescope of the Jewish Land and People
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In discussing this week’s parsha, Parshat Vayechi, Rabbi Hershel Reichman speaks about the individual strengths of each of the Tribes of Israel and their beauty as a whole nation.
Tribes – Model of Diversity
Posted onShira Smiles discusses how the different tribes each reflect a specific quality of the Jewish people.