A D'var Torah on Parashah Vayechi or Jacob's Blessing of Ephraim and Manasseh
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Parashat Vayechi marks the end of the monumental book of Genesis. It concludes with first, the death of Jacob/Israel, signalling the end of the patriarchal period, followed almost immediately by the death of Joseph. The very next book of the Torah, the book of Exodus, begins four hundred years later, taking up the story with the laconic statement, “A new king arose in Egypt who did not know Joseph.”
A D'var Torah on Parashah Vayechi or Jacob's Blessing of Ephraim and Manasseh
A D'var Torah on Parashah Vayechi or Jacob's…
A D'var Torah on Parashah Vayechi or Jacob's Blessing of Ephraim and Manasseh
Parashat Vayechi marks the end of the monumental book of Genesis. It concludes with first, the death of Jacob/Israel, signalling the end of the patriarchal period, followed almost immediately by the death of Joseph. The very next book of the Torah, the book of Exodus, begins four hundred years later, taking up the story with the laconic statement, “A new king arose in Egypt who did not know Joseph.”