6 January 2006 Archives

This week's section VaYigash, which means 'And he approached', is the finale of the traumatic saga of Josef and his brothers.

It begins with Judah approaching Josef to beg for mercy and interestingly the only one of Josef's brothers that is really highlighted in the entire section is Judah. The others are barely mentioned.

The Zohar and books of Chassidut explain the reason; Judah represents Moshiach (who will come from the tribe of Judah) while Josef is a preparatory stage before Moshiach and this section hints at the future 'Geula' (redemption of the world) through Moshiach.

So we see later (46:4) when G-d encourages Jacob to go down to Egypt and says, "...and I will take you up and take you up". The first 'taking up' refers to the redemption from Egypt and the second to the future redemption.

The Weekly Sedra – Vayigash

This week’s section VaYigash, which means ‘And he approached’, is the finale of the traumatic saga of Josef and his brothers.

It begins with Judah approaching Josef to beg for mercy and interestingly the only one of Josef’s brothers that is really highlighted in the entire section is Judah. The others are barely mentioned.

The Zohar and books of Chassidut explain the reason; Judah represents Moshiach (who will come from the tribe of Judah) while Josef is a preparatory stage before Moshiach and this section hints at the future ‘Geula’ (redemption of the world) through Moshiach.

So we see later (46:4) when G-d encourages Jacob to go down to Egypt and says, “…and I will take you up and take you up”. The first ‘taking up’ refers to the redemption from Egypt and the second to the future redemption.

Posted to Something Jewish on January 6, 2006

Chabad Rabbi Awarded by the Jewish Community Professional Association

Rivka Chaya Rosenthal – Lubavitch.com

L to R: Rabbi Yosef Landa, Barry Rosenberg, Executive Vice President of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, Jennifer Bell and Jody Rubin, leaders of the Jewish Communal Professional Association of St. Louis.

When Chabad representative Shiffy Landa brought multiple intelligences to her classroom in St. Louis’s Epstein Hebrew Academy, her husband Rabbi Yosef Landa took note.

For those not up on education trends, multiple intelligences proposes that there are all kinds of minds. Some learn visually. Others learn by doing. Rabbi Landa received an Adult Educator award from the St. Louis Jewish Federation for bringing multiple intelligences to his teachings of Chasidic philosophy.

R. Yehuda Krinsky Farbrenged in Covevai Torah

While the big Farbrengen was taking place in Bais Rivka, a group of Bochurim sat down in the Lubavitcher Yeshiva – Chovevai Torah Zal with R. Yehuda Krinsky and Farbrenged through most of the night. The Farbrengen started at around 9:00pm R. Krinsky arrived and began telling the story of Hey Tevet, the Farbrengen kept going for hours while the Bochurim just sat and listened, asking questions and singing Niggunim, all the while the crowd of Bochurim kept growing. The Farbrengen lasted until 2:00am.

AUDIO: You can listen to it in stream format or save it to your computer (by right clicking and hitting save as…).

Part 1 [STREAM, 25:50, 6.04MB, WMA] Part 2 [STREAM, 42:39, 9.98MB, WMA]

Posted to General on January 6, 2006

Daily Archives: January 6, 2006

The Weekly Sedra – Vayigash

Chabad Rabbi Awarded by the Jewish Community Professional Association

R. Yehuda Krinsky Farbrenged in Covevai Torah

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