Tag: Parashot of the Week
Parashat Bo – בֹּא
In this Parasha we learn about the three remaining plagues brought upon Pharaoh and his nation, once again to repay a “Midah KeNeged Midah" (“מידה כנגד מידה“), measure for measure punishment for what they...
Parashat Va’Eira וָאֵרָא
Moshe is seventy-nine years old at this point in time (will be 80 on 7th of Adar) and Aaron is eighty-three years old; According to Miriam’s prophecy, Moshe will be eighty years old when...
Parashat Shemot שְׁמוֹת
The book of Shemot spans the time period of Bnei-Yisrael’s exile in Egypt. The first verse has many hidden messages and Mitzvot that Bnei-Yisrael will be obligated to keep. The first four words in...
Parashat Vayechi וַיְחִי
The numerical value of the opening word “Vayechi” (“וַיְחִי”) is 34. This number alludes to two sets of seventeen years in Yaakov’s life. The first seventeen years represent the number of years Yosef lived...
Parashat Vayigash וַיִּגַּשׁ
Yehuda is the king of Israel and Yosef is the king of Egypt. Binyamin is now in “captivity” in Yosef’s palace, as collateral to guarantee Yaakov’s descent to Egypt. Yehuda approached Yosef and spoke...
Parashat Miketz מִקֵּץ
Our Parasha starts with a statement “at the end of two years” ("וַיְהִי, מִקֵּץ שְׁנָתַיִם יָמִים"), alluding to specific two years. Yosef was punished with ten years of prison while he was 18, one...
Parashat Vayeshev וישב
Yaakov, finally resides in his father’s land, the land of Israel (Canaan). The Torah writes “Vayeshev Yaakov” (“וַיֵּשֶׁב יַעֲקֹב”) to teach us that this place is now going to be blessed. Our Sages say...
Parashat Vayishlach וַיִּשְׁלַח
Yaakov was leaving one wicked man, Lavan, and was heading towards another wicked man, Eisav his “brother”. In the last Parasha it is written “and the angels of HaShem met him” ("וַיִּפְגְּעוּ-בוֹ,מַלְאֲכֵי אֱלֹהִים"). When...
Parashat Vayeitzei וַיֵּצֵא
Yaakov is forced to leave his parents' house in the city of Be’er Shevea ("באר שבע"), and go towards Rivkah’s wicked brother, Lavan’s house in Charan ("חרן"). The name Charan means anger, alluding to...
Parashat Toldot תּוֹלְדוֹת
The first verse in our Parasha emphasizes “these are the offspring of Yitzchak (“יצחק”) the son of Avraham (“אברהם”); both names appears twice. The Zohar says that Avraham gave life to Yitzchak twice, once...