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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.

Parashat Vayeshev – English

Rabbi Claudio Jodorkovsky Asociación Israelita Montefiore – Bogota With our parashah, we leave behind Jacob’s stories in order to focus on those that have his children and especially Joseph, the best loved and favorite son, as main characters.  For our last patriarch, Jacob, there is nothing uncomfortable or problematic in showing his preference for the …

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