Vayigash

וַיִּגַּשׁ Parsha Wayigash (Vayigash) Beresheeth (Genesis) 44:18-47:27 And Yahuwdah came near to him and said, “O my master, please let your servant speak a word in my master’s hearing, and do not let your displeasure burn against your servant, for you are like Pharaoh Beresheeth (Genesis) 44:18 Yahuwseph tested his brothers to see if they had changed, at the end …

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 …

Genesis 32:3-36:43 Vayashilach

וַיִּשְׁלַח Parshah Wayashilach (Vayashilach) Beresheeth (Genesis) 32:3-36:43    And Yaacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom. (Gen. 32:3) This week’s Torah portion is called  וַיִּשְׁלַח Wayashilach meaning “and he sent”.  The root word “shilach” שְׁלַח lends us such words that have been translated emissary, envoy or as it has been deemed …