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- Yaakov eventually marries both sisters, and Leah gives birth to six sons and a daughter, while Rachel remains barren. Rachel and Leah give their handmaids, Bilhah and Zilpah, to Yaakov as wives as well, and four more sons are born.
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Jan 12, 2007 · Yaakov and His Children. Shmot Volume 21, No. 13 23 Tevet 5767 January 13, 2007 . Today’s Learning: Nedarim 11:4-5 Daf Yomi (Bavli): Ta’anit 5 Daf Yomi (Yerushalmi): Shabbat 72. R’ Samson Raphael Hirsch z”l introduces the Book of Shmot as follows: “With this second book, the history of the Jews as a nation starts.
1 Answer. Sorted by: 2. Yalkut Shimoni (Shemos, sec. 162) gives the birthdates of the shevatim and the ages to which they lived, and Sefer Hayashar (beginning of Shemos) gives similar figures for their ages and adds how many years each lived after the descent to Egypt.
Mar 31, 2015 · by Torah Mitzion Admin | Mar 31, 2015. In our parasha we read that Yaakov, sensing that his days are near, assembles his children to bless them and perhaps also show them their direction in life, according to his assessment of the soul and character of each of his sons. Before this takes place, however, he asks to meet specifically with two of ...
Jacob (Ya’akov in Hebrew) is one of Judaism’s three patriarchs, and appears throughout many chapters of the Book of Genesis. He is the son of Isaac and Rebecca, the grandson of Abraham and Sarah, and the father of 12 sons, the progenitors of the 12 tribes of Israel.
- "ויגש אליו יהודה" “And Yehudah Came Up to him.”
- "ויגש אליו יהודה ויאמר" “And Yehudah Came Up to Him and said....”
- "ונפשו קשורה בנפשו" “His Soul Is Bound Up with His soul.”
- "וינשק לכל אחיו ויבך עלהם" “He Kissed All His Brothers and Cried Upon them.”
- "ולבנימן נתן שלש מאות כסף" “To Binyamin He Gave 300 Pieces of Silver.”
- "עשרה חמרים נשאים מטוב מצרים" “Ten Donkeys Laden with The Best of Egypt.”
QUESTION: According to the Midrash Rabbah(93:6), Yehudah was ready to go to war with Yosef, and he felt more responsible than the other brothers because “he guaranteed the safe return of Binyamin.” Yehudah and his brothers were very strong, but greatly outnumbered. Why did Yehudah want to wage war? ANSWER: Yehudah told Yosef, “We are Jews, and Biny...
QUESTION:Yehudah himself originally offered that all the brothers and Binyamin would be slaves for the theft of the goblet. Yosef refused this, because it was not fair. Why was Yehudah now complaining? ANSWER: Yehudah believed that every event is an act of individual Divine Providence (Hashgachah Pratit). After the missing goblet was found in Binya...
QUESTION:How did their souls become connected? ANSWER: The word “keshurah” (קשורה) — “bound” — has the numerical value of 611, which is the same numerical value as the word “Torah” (תורה). Yaakovtaught Binyomin Torah and through their Torah study, their souls became connected. Torah is the language that unifies Jews of past, present and future gene...
QUESTION: The word “aleihem”— “upon them” — appears superfluous? ANSWER: In the Musaf prayer of Yom Kippur, there is a section dedicated to the Asarah Harugei Malchut— ten Torah giants who were killed due to a heavenly decree. The Roman king called them and inquired, “What is the law regarding one who kidnaps a person and sells him as a slave?” The...
QUESTION:Why did he give 300 pieces of silver only to Binyamin and not to any of the other brothers? ANSWER: According to an opinion in the Gemara (Gittin 43a), when one sells a Jew as a slave to a non-Jew, he is fined to redeem him for up to 100 times his value. In the Torah we find a slave to be valued at 30 silver pieces (Shemot21:32). Since Yos...
QUESTION: Rashi explains that he sent him “yayin yashan”— “old wine.” Why old wine? ANSWER: The words “yayin yashan” (יין ישן) add up to the numerical value of 430. Yosef was hinting that the Egyptian exile, counting from the Brit Bein Habetarim (at which time Avraham was first told of it), would last for a total of 430 years (Shemot12:40). (מהר"ל,...
Jan 10, 2020 · The parsha opens by telling us that Yaakov was 147 years old and had spent the last 17 years living in Egypt, reunited with all of his children. He sensed the end of his life was near and gathered his children together, blessed them, and said goodbye.
Dec 26, 2017 · f12-78vayechi-ge.docx. [1] In our parasha, we read about Yaakov's desire, before passing away from this world, to reveal to his sons what awaits them at the end of days: And Yaakov called to his sons, and said, “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the end of days.
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