By: Jonathan Levine, as taught by Yosef Ginsberg This week, as we finish off Genesis, I decided to take a different approach in my writing about the Parsha. Usually, my approach to the Parsha is very textual, and I base my ideas off of several different commentaries, taking into account each of their opinions. I
Hard work pays off. In this week’s parsha, a coda to that Jacob’s life, he makes his final request to his family in Egypt that he be buried with his fathers, the other two patriarchs. As Devora Weinstock, former New Haven Chapter president and current director of programs for New England NCSY, explains, although the