In Parsha Vayechi, Jacob, soon to die in Egypt, blesses Joseph’s two sons, Ephraim and Menashe, and asks to be buried in the the land G-d promised to Abraham. However, an action he takes prevents the kind of bad blood that had dogged the family for generations.
By this week’s parsha, Joseph has been through the emotional ringer: from his brothers selling him into slavery, to his meteoric rise in Egypt. Yardenna Bannett, NJ NCSY Senior Specialist, describes the emotional reunion between Joseph and his father Jacob this week. Jacob collapses and says the Shema, but what does this central prayer mean
Rabbi Greenberg, the JLIC educator for campuses in Greater Toronto, asks how Jacob could live through the pain of losing his son Joseph and how we too can keep a glimmer of hope even in the darkest times.
This Fall's #ChaiSpy Winners as voted by YOU on the Alumni Facebook page Round 1: Norma of Brooklyn College Round 4: Gary of Ohio State University Round 2: Shoshana of NYU Round 5: Yoel of Brooklyn College Round 3: Matan of Bar-Ilan University Round 6: Eric of Queens College And
The story of how each couple meets is always special. Finding G-d’s hand in it is often so clear. In the Riesel’s case, G-d’s hand used NCSY to bring together two people, from different backgrounds, different regions, and different families to build a Jewish home together.
What does it take to trust someone at their word or to trust G-d? Rabbi Ben Gonsher, Director of Institutional Development for Southern NCSY, wonders why Jacob needed to cut a deal with G-d in Parshat Vayeitzei. For Rabbi Gonsher, prayer and tzedakah are key.
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