by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 9, 2021 | Ezekiel, Messiah, Redemption, Revelation and Prophecy, Temple, Vayigash
The Torah portion of Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27) completes the story of Joseph’s slavery in Egypt. The story culminates in a dramatic meeting between Judah and Joseph, ending in revelation and reconciliation. Jacob’s household comprised of 70 people descends into...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 9, 2021 | Vayigash
The portion of Vayigash describes the pivotal showdown between Joseph and his older brother Judah. The meeting between the long-separated siblings is far from a pleasant reunion. Joseph appears to Judah as Zaphnath-Paaneah, the second most powerful man in Egypt, a...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 8, 2021 | Community, Israel, Vayigash
When the house of Jacob went to Egypt, they were given the land of Goshen to settle (Genesis 45:10). The Children of Israel settled in Goshen for 430 years, growing from a clan of 70 into a great nation of 600,000. The Bible notes that the land of Goshen was fertile...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 7, 2021 | Bible Study
The Torah states three times that seventy people from the house of Jacob went down into Egypt; Genesis 46:27, Exodus 1:1,5, and Deuteronomy 10:22. Genesis specifies that Jacob’s household when he descended into Egypt numbered 70. This includes the two sons of Joseph,...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 26, 2021 | Messiah, Vayeishev
The narrative of Joseph’s descent into Egypt is put aside for one chapter as the Torah relates the unusual story of the levirate marriage between Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar. This unusual union resulted in twins and, similar to Jacob and Esau, the twins...
