Shabbat Shalom - Parasha Vayechi (And He Lived) + the Putz of 2015 !!!
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Welcome to Vayechi (And He Lived), this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion)
May you be richly blessed as you study with us the portion of Scripture that
will be read during this Shabbat’s (Saturday) morning service in synagogues
throughout the world.
Vayechi (And He Lived)
Genesis 47:28–50:26; 1 Kings 2:1–12; Luke 4:31–5:11
“And Jacob lived (Vayechi Yaacov) in the land of Egypt seventeen years; so the days of Jacob, the years of his life,
were a hundred forty and seven years.” (Genesis 47:28) This week’s Torah portion, Parasha Vayechi (and he lived),
is the final Shabbat reading from the book of Genesis (Bereisheet).
In last week’s study, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers and invited them, as well as his father, to live in Egypt
in order to provide for them during the famine. Joseph, his brothers, and his father were joyfully reunited and reconciled.
Parasha Vayechi ends the first book of the Bible with the death of Jacob as well as that of Joseph.
Jewish Longing for the Promised Land
In this Parasha, Jacob compelled Joseph to vow to carry his body back to the Land of his Fathers and bury him there.
Joseph agreed to his dying father’s request not to leave his body in Egypt. (Genesis 47:29–30)
Although Jacob had lived the last 17 years of his life in Egypt,
he never forgot the Land God had promised him by divine Covenant.
Ever since God called Abraham out of Ur, the Jewish People have not lost sight of the Promised Land given to them
through Isaac and Jacob. Even when the people of Israel were taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar, they sat by the rivers of
Babylon weeping and remembering Zion, vowing to never forget her.
“If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill! If I do not remember you, let my tongue cling
to the roof of my mouth—If I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy.” (Psalm 137:5–6)
We must understand this eternal longing that is planted in the Jewish soul in order to comprehend the fierce
determination of the people of Israel, even today, to remain in the Land that God promised us through our forefathers,
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. As well, many maintain a strong emotional tie to the Land of Israel even while
living in exile among the nations of the world.
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Already the Putz of 2015 ...
Obama sanctions North Korea for movie hacking
WASHINGTON — President Obama signed an executive order Friday imposing new sanctions against North Korea in
retaliation for that nation's suspected role in cyber attacks and threats against the movie industry.
In signing the new sanctions order from his vacation home in Hawaii, Obama cited "the provocative, destabilizing, and repressive actions and policies of the Government of North Korea, including its destructive, coercive cyber-related actions during November and December 2014."
Sony was the distributor of The Interview, a satirical comedy that involving a plot to assassinate North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. The studio received threats saying that theaters showing the film would be attacked. Sony initially canceled the premiere of the film, but later changed its mind. It is now available in certain theaters and online. Sony declined to comment on the sanctions Friday. [...]
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So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Psalm 90:12 KJV
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