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Abraham boldly approached God in defense of any pious person in Sodom: “Abraham came forward (vayigash) and said, ‘Will You sweep away the innocent along with the guilty?’” (18:23).

And in almost every instance, our false sense of security was shattered. Parshat Vayigash concludes with an ominous statement that has echoed throughout our history. “Thus Israel settled in the ...

When Jacob meets his son Joseph after twenty-two years of separation, the Torah states, “And he wept on his neck” (Genesis 46:29). The sentence speaks of only one individual crying: “And he ...

Jews all over the world are reading the same text from the Torah. Two weeks ago we read the Torah portion Vayigash (Genesis 44:18−47:27), this past Shabbat we read the Torah portion Vayechi (Genesis ...

However, there is no such gap between Vayigash and Vayechi, making this a “closed” parasha. Rashi explains the reason for this unusual layout as symbolizing either the closing of the eyes and ...

Parshat Vayigash begins with Yehuda stepping up for Binyamin, confronting the viceroy and demonstrating to Yosef that his older brothers had indeed experienced the necessary correction for ...

Our parsha, Parshat Vayigash, begins with Judah’s response. וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ אֵלָ֜יו יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיֹּאמֶר֮ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִי֒ יְדַבֶּר־נָ֨א ...

This essay began its life as a commentary on the weekly Torah portion of Vayigash and its accompanying haftarah reading from the Prophets which contradicts the Torah’s story. But I believe ...

Throughout history, the Jewish people have settled in an array of countries. With great hardship, some communities found success and were fruitful in the galut. But like their namesake, Israel ...