Parsha Vayigash: Let’s talk Torah

The reason I decided to put, “Let’s talk Torah,” in the title is because the parsha (Torah portion of the week) is all about talking.  Yehuda (Judah) tells Yoseph (Joseph) his side of the story of how they got into the predicament they are now in.  Yoseph tells his brothers how he came to be running things in Egypt, the brothers tell Yaakov (Jacob) that Yoseph is still alive, Pharaoh tells Yoseph to send wagons for his family, the family … Continue reading

Parsha Matot-Mas’ay: 80% of the Torah

Torah, Torah, Torah, Torah…. Why do I say Torah 4 times?  Because with this week’s double portion, we finished book 4 of the 5 books of Torah our man Moshe (Moses) wrote.  So, how do we finish the book called Numbers in English and Bamidbar, which means wilderness or speaking, in Hebrew?  The first of the two parshas (portions) is called Matot in Hebrew, which means staffs or tribes.  It starts off by talking about oaths and vows.  We then … Continue reading