Haftarah: Parshat Vayigash (5786)
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About this lesson
A lesson in English on the haftarah of Parshat Vayigash, a portion of the Book of Bereshit (Genesis).
The haftarah is the passage from the Prophets read in synagogue on Shabbat after the Torah reading.
It belongs to the series “Haftarah lessons – 5786 (English)” (lesson 7 of 28).
Lesson summary AI-generated
- A shorter class on the haftarah of Vayigash, the prophecy in Ezekiel about two sticks, one marked for Yehuda and one for Yosef (Ephraim), that Hashem joins into one in the prophet's hand.
- The lesson notes how unusual it is that the prophet receives a symbolic act to perform, and what the sticks say about reuniting the Jewish people.
- It also compares the wording "my servant David" and "David my servant" in the haftarah, and touches on the Gemara's use of the Roman word Caesar.
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- Parshat Vayigash
- Haftarah
Source: Rebbetzin Esther Piekarski’s YouTube channel · YouTube
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