SHABBAT TORAH STUDY -

Temple Sinai is inviting you to a Zoom Torah Study.

Saturday 12:30 PM Dec. 27, 2025

The sponsors for this Torah Study are:

· LYNN WEINSTEIN, TORAH STUDY, IN MEMORY OF HER BELOVED GRANDFATHER, LOUIS SILVERMAN

· EUGENE LEVY, TORAH STUDY, IN MEMORY OF HIS BELOVED SISTER-IN-LAW, SUSAN GORDON

Summary

Judah pleads with Joseph to free Benjamin and offers himself as a replacement. (44:18-34)
Joseph reveals himself to his brothers and forgives them for selling him into slavery. (45:1-15)
Although the famine still rages, Pharaoh invites Joseph’s family to “live off the fat of the land.” (45:16-24)
Jacob learns that Joseph is still alive and, with God’s blessing, goes to Egypt. (45:25-46:33)
Pharaoh permits Joseph’s family to settle in Goshen. Pharaoh then meets with Jacob. (47:1-12)
With the famine increasing, Joseph designs a plan for the Egyptians to trade their livestock and land for food. The Israelites thrive in Egypt. (47:13-27)

Ten Minutes of Torah: Vayigash Commentary

Rescue in a Fractured World

By: Rabbi Lea Mühlstein

The turning point of Parashat Vayigash is not Joseph’s revelation but the interpretation he offers of his own suffering.

More Vayigash Commentaries

Video: Learn More About Parashat Vayigash With Bim Bam

When Joseph first tests his brothers, Judah gets a chance to prove how far he’s come. Rabbi Sydney Mintz tells about the three moral compasses of three very different brothers.