Vayigash

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Vayigash 5725Heh Tevet

1 December 1964

January 2009: There was no meeting at the Alef Group for Sedra Vayigash but there was a talk at Neshei Chabad in London (Stamford Hill) exploring the discourse for Vayigash delivered by the...

Judah and Joseph

22 December 2020

The Rebbe taught this discourse on Shabbat Vayigash in late December 1987. It focuses on the moment at the beginning of the Sedra when Judah draws near to Joseph, a theme which is repeated in the...

Making Sense Of The Puzzle

5770

The mystery surrounding Joseph's brothers in Egypt through the moment when Joseph reveals himself, using this as a model for how in the messianic era all previously incomprehensible events will be...

The Inspiration Of Leadership

5774

The concept of Jewish kingship through the dramatic moment when Judah draws near to Joseph, connected to the famous song about King David. True Jewish leadership inspires each individual to see...

Two Kinds Of Power

5773

Two kinds of power through the dramatic confrontation between Judah and Joseph, with Joseph representing the power of a viceroy and Judah representing the power of moral responsibility and personal...

Meeting Points

5772

The meeting point between Joseph and his brothers as representatives of Rachel and Leah, the two competing lines of Jewish leadership. The eventual unification of the Joseph-line and the Judah-line...

The Wider Story

5771

The concept of Hashgachah Pratit, Divine detailed supervision of every aspect of existence, through the seemingly inexplicable events that Joseph's brothers experienced in Egypt. Trust in Divine...

Action And Meaning

5769

Whether action or meaning is more important through Judah's approach to Joseph and the confrontation between them. The Kabbalistic interpretation of Judah as the tenth sefira of Kingship and Joseph...

Redemption And Prayer

5734

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Vayigash, 5734 (1974). The Zohar explains that Judah drawing near to Joseph represents 'the joining of Redemption to Prayer', a special...

Unifying The World

5748

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Vayigash, 5748 (1988). The dramatic reconciliation of Judah and Joseph in the Sedra is linked to the Haftorah's prophecy of Ezekiel that...

Joining Worlds

5725

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Vayigash, 5725 (1965), during Chanukah. The Sedra begins with Judah drawing near to Joseph, and the Haftorah has the Prophet Ezekiel...