Parashat Vayechi

David's parting words to his son Solomon.

Test your knowledge of this Torah portion.

What can we do with knowledge of the sources of our food?

Jacob found it in his heart to embrace all his children, though they chose different paths.

Exile and suffering are only too present in contemporary society.

An exploration of why the Children of Israel were destined to be slaves to Pharaoh

Jacob's death provokes the latent fear in Joseph's brothers that Joseph bears a grudge against them and the desire to make peace with him.

God's presence at Jacob's deathbed teaches us that our reactions to the situations in which we find ourselves determine our spiritual perceptions.

The Joseph story provides us with a domestic model for our national ability to move through reconciliation to solidarity.

On his deathbed, Jacob blesses his sons and asks them to bury him in Canaan.