Vayechi

וַיְחִי Parashah Wayechi (Vayechi) Beresheeth (Genesis) 47:28-50:26 “And Yaacob lived in the land of Mitsrayim (Egypt) seventeen years. So the days of Yaacob, the years of his life, were 147 years. (Gen. 47:28) וַיְחִי Wa’Yechi literally means and he lived. Yaacob was well advanced in years, 147 to be exact, and he was aware that his life was coming to an end. …

Kids Learning: 1.12 Vayechi Bereshith (Genesis) Chapters 47:28-50:26

Vayechi- Shared Reading Torah Portions 1.12: Bereshith (Genesis) Chapters 47:28-50:26 Hebrew Word/Phrase of the Week: Vayechi Meaning: ‘And He Lived’ This week’s Torah Portion is called Vayechi (ויחי), meaning, “And He Lived”. The first sentence of this portion says, “And Ya’acob lived in the land..”. Ya’acob’s time comes to pass away and later on, Yahuseph’s (Yoseph’s) also. Chapter 47 (cont.): …

Kids Learning: 1.11 Vayigash Bereshith (Genesis) Chapters 44:18-47:27

Vayigash- Shared Reading Torah Portions1.11: Bereshith (Genesis) Chapters 44:18-47:27 Hebrew Word/Phrase of the Week: Vayigash Meaning: ‘Came Near’ This week’s Torah Portion is called Vayigash (ויגש), and it means “came near”. In the first sentence of this portion, it says, “And Yahudah came near (Vayigash) to him..”. Yahudah begs to take the place of BenYammin (Benjamin/Binyamin) as a slave in …

Miketz

מִקֵּץ Parshah Miketz Genesis 41:1-44:17     “And it came to be, at the end of two years’ time, that Pharaoh had a dream, and saw him standing by the river…”-Beresheeth (Genesis 41:1) This Torah portion is called מִקֵּץ “Miketz”, meaning “at the end of.”  Mitketz literally begins the solemn “end” of two long years since the time Yahuwseph interpreted the …

Kids Learning: 1.10 Miketz Bereshith (Genesis) Chapters 41:1-44:17

Miketz- Shared Reading Torah Portions 1.10: Bereshith (Genesis) Chapters 41:1-44:17 Hebrew Word/Phrase of the Week: Miketz Meaning: ‘The End Of’ This week’s Torah Portion is called Miketz (מקץ), and it means “the end of“. “And it came to be at the end of (Miketz) two years time, that Pharaoh had a dream..” Yahuseph (Yoseph) understood that dream interpretations belong to …

Vayeshev

וַיֵּשֶׁב Parshah  Vayeshev (Wayesheb) Beresheeth (Genesis) 37:1-40:23  And Yaacob was settled in the land where his father had sojourned, the land of Kena’an. –Beresheeth (Genessis) 37:1 This Torah portion begins “WaYesheb Ya’acob”  meaning and settled Yaacob, thus the title “VaYeshev”. Immediately in verse two we read “This is the Toldot (genealogy) of Yaacob: Yahuwseph being 17 years old was feeding the flock …

Kids Learning: 1.9 Vayeshev Bereshith (Genesis) Chapters 37:1-40:23

Vayeshev- Shared Reading Torah Portions 1.9 Bereshith (Genesis) Chapters 37:1-40:23 Hebrew Word/Phrase of the Week: Vayeshev Meaning: ‘He Settled/he dwelt’ This week’s Torah Portion is called Vayeshev (וישב), and it means “ He settled, or he dwelt .” The first verse of this portion reads, “Now Ya’acob dwelt (vayeshev) in the land of his father’s sojournings..”. However, this torah portion …

Kids Learning: Vayishlach 1.8 Bereshith (Genesis) Chapters 32:3-36:43

Vayishlach- Shared Reading Torah Portions 1.8: Bereshith (Genesis) Chapters 32:3-36:43 Hebrew Word/Phrase of the Week: Vayishlach Meaning: ‘He Sent’ This week’s Torah Portion is called Vayishlach (וישלח), and it means “He sent ”. “And Ya’acob sent messengers before him to Esaw his brother..”. In this sad lesson, we learn not only about Ya’acob reuniting with his brother Esaw, but his …

Kids Learning: Vayetze 1.7 Bereshith (Genesis) Chapters 28:10-32:2

Vayetze- Shared Reading Torah Portions 1.7: Bereshith (Genesis) Chapters Genesis 28:10-32:2 Hebrew Word/Phrase of the Week: Vayetze Meaning: ‘And He Went Out’ This week’s Torah Portion is called Vayetze (ויצא), and it means “and he went out”, just as the first verse of our torah portion says, “And Ya’acob went out from Be’ersheba..” (Bereshith 28:10). This portion tells us about …

Kids Learning: Toldot 1.6: Bereshith (Genesis) Chapters 25:19-28:9

Toldot- Shared Reading Torah Portions 1.6: Bereshith (Genesis) Chapters 25:19-28:9 Hebrew Word/Phrase of the Week: Toldot Meaning: ‘Family History’ This week’s Torah Portion is called Toldot (תולדות), and it means “ Family History.” Toldot tells a lot about Yitshaq’s family life, as well as Ya’acob’s deception in order to receive the family blessing Chapter 25 (cont.): Continuing from our last …