Musings from Students of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem
Posted on December 5, 2013 by Ariel Eliach Forman
This weeks Parsha marks the beginning of the Israelites impending enslavement in Egypt. It also happens to be a portion of the Tanach that I have long struggled with. After Yoseph finally reveals himself to his brothers, he reassures them that God in fact sent him to Egypt initially, to be in a position to Continue Reading »
Posted on December 21, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
This week, Rav Daniel Landes discusses Parashat VaYigash in Judah’s Approach to Joseph, on Three Levels. RDL VaYigash Shabbat Shalom!
Posted on December 21, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
Parshat VaYigash has for a long time been a parsha that I have a special connection with. Not only is it my bar mitzvah parsha (20 years ago this year), but it was also the parsha the week following my wedding. After our wedding in Los Angeles, Aviva and I, who had met in Jerusalem Continue Reading »
Posted on December 31, 2011 by Barer
The podcast for the parsha that we read this morning features Michael Hattin discussing the birth of Yocheved on the way down to Egypt. Vayigash 5772
Posted on December 31, 2011 by Barer
This week’s parsha marks the end of the Yosef narrative (though he is still alive and present in at least one important scene in next week’s parsha too), where he is finally reconnected with his family, and, perhaps most importantly, with his father. There is an interesting verse when the brothers return to Yaakov/Yisrael where Continue Reading »
Posted on December 28, 2011 by The Director of Digital Media
Many students have been lucky enough to study with Tovah Leah Nachmani – her ‘Personalizing Prayer’ class is a favorite for students seeking to connect to Jewish tradition in a meaningful, personal way, and we appreciate her for being such an incredibly deep listener. Below is a dvar Torah she recently wrote, with a bonus Continue Reading »
Posted on December 9, 2010 by Avi Strausberg
okay, this is a two-thought, two-haiku parsha. finally, finally, the dramatic reunion we’ve all been waiting for since joseph’s brothers sold him off to a caravan of ishmaelites many years back. joseph plays his part well: he sends out all the servants, he confesses his concealed identity, and he loudly weeps so that all may Continue Reading »
