Vayigash — Chabad Springfield

Completing the Count

In the Torah portion of Vayigash we read how Yaakov and his family descended to Egypt. We are informed that “The number of individuals in Yaakov’s...

Our Parsha - Vayigash

Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Vayigash.

The Name of the Parsha

The words, "Then Yehudah approached (Vayigash) him," describe an occurrence which took place in three different worlds: a.) The perceived...

The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha

A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat.

The two kings Judah and Joseph

The two kings are thus Judah and Joseph. Judah was the king among his brothers, while Joseph was a king in Egypt. Parshat Vayigash thus begins with...

Inseparable Souls

In 1798, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi was imprisoned by the czarist government on charges fabricated against him and the chasssidic movement.

Moshiach in the Parsha

When the Torah speaks of Yehudah approaching Yosef, it uses the word Vayigash, which implies that they came very close together. Many years...

The Last Word

It appears at first glance that Yehudah approaching Yosef (v. 18) reflected the power of Yosef-the ruler of Egypt to whom Yehudah had to appeal...

Children's Corner

Aryeh was very excited. His older brother Shmuel had been studying for a year in the Yeshivah Gedolah in Australia. He was now home for the...