פּרשת וישב Y volvió
Gen. 37, vs 1: וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב יַעֲקֹ֔ב בְּאֶ֖רֶץ מְגוּרֵ֣י אָבִ֑יו בְּאֶ֖רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃ o “…y habitó Jacob en la tierra donde moraba su padre, en la tierra (prometida) de Canaán…”: Abrahán tuvo que abandonar la tierra de su parentela, Ur de los Caldeos, actualmente Irak, para dirigirse a la tierra prometida en la cual fue un inmigrante. […]
Parashat Vayeshev: Joseph’s Trials
Parashat Vayeshev reveals Yosef’s journey through dreams, betrayal, and triumph, exploring themes of faith, resilience, and God’s guiding hand.
Parasha of the Week: Vayeshev
Are You Really Sorry? By Rabbi Haim Ovadia [Gen. 37:1] Yaakov settled in the land of Canaan, where his father was a sojourner. [2] Despite having many children, Yaakov saw Yosef as his true descendant, because he was the son of his first and true love, Rachel. Though Binyamin was also Rachel’s, he carried the […]
Reading Between the Lines
For Parashat VaYeshev I have a confession to make. I love Tanakh. Obsessed with Tanakh. I go back to familiar verses and read them over and over again, looking for unturned stones under which I find treasures. At times, I feel that commentary takes away from the beauty and dynamics of the biblical narrative as […]