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Parsha Plus — at Vayechi 5784

Выпуск: Parsha Plus — at Vayechi 5784. Темы: kashrut, family_education, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: кашрут, кошер, kosher, kashrut, כשרות, כשר, воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. Eisikovits eisikovits1@gmail.com 2 The Shechina Is Not Only Present at the Kosel Parshas Vayechi Rabbi Yissocher Frand Chazal say that the reason Yaakov Avinu bowed towards the head of the bed (Bereshis 47:31) is because the Shechina (Divine Presence) is present above the head of a sick person. Never Forgetting to be Appreciative The pasuk says “The eyes of Israel were heavy because of age; he was not able to see and he brought them near to him and he kissed them and hugged them.” (Bereshis 48:10) Yosef came into his father with his two sons, Menashe and Ephraim. “Yaakov told Yosef, ‘I did not ever expect to see your face (again) and now Elokim has shown me also your children.'” (Bereshis 48:11) However, it is striking to realize that this is occurring seventeen years after Yaakov Avinu was reunited with Yosef, upon his arrival in Mitzrayim! That is why Moshe Rabbeinu was able to praise Levi and say about that shevet (tribe) “Who said to his father and mother ‘I did not see him’ and his brother he did not recognize and his children he did not know for they observed Your Word and kept Your Covenant” (Devarim 33:9). There is a common denominator to all of these brachos (even though some of them sound like brachos and some almost sound like klalos), which is pointing out the natural strengths and abilities of each individual shevet and suggesting what they should do with their lives. Rash”i on this verse cites a very famous statement of our Sages: “Kindness that is done with the deceased is called ‘a kindness of truth,’ because one clearly does not look for a return of the favor from the deceased.” All other acts of kindness can always be viewed as somewhat tainted by ulterior motives, but, apparently, this kindness cannot. Performing kindness for the dead — be it doing a ‘Taharah’ (final preparation of the body before burial), being a ‘Shomer’ (watching the body continuously before burial) or attending a funeral — puts a person in a totally different frame of mind than when performing any other type of kindness. The ‘Menucha’ that Yissocher saw as wonderful was the ‘Menucha’ that can come from the

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Parsha Plus

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29 декабря 2023 г.

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15

Темы: kashrut, family_education, parsha_commentary