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Parashat Vaigash – English

Rabbi Rami Pavolotzky B’nei Israel Congregation, Costa Rica Testimony of a Face           In this week’s parashah, we witness the meeting of Joseph with his brothers, and later on with his father Jacob.  The short dialogue between Jacob and Pharaoh, when Joseph introduces them, is very interesting.  Pharaoh asks Jacob, “How many are the days …

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Parashat Miketz -English

Rabbi Mario Gurevich Beth Israel Synagogue  Aruba Besides always coinciding in time, Parashat Miketz and Chanukah have other similarities. The text speaks about the tension between Joseph and his brothers before they acknowledged him, while the Chanukah festival deals with the tension, or fight, between Greeks and Jews, or better yet, between Hellenism and Judaism.