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Shalom Dear Ones,
G-d Willing, The Rebbetzin and I plan to blog live for about an hour on 01-04-2009. It would really be nice if you would join with us at 3:00 P. M and again at 8:00 PM Eastern Time Zone. This is free time for everyone to ask questions, share thoughts and interact with others... We look forward to you joining with us. If you have any questions about blogging send them to us at the Email below...
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Blessings and peace,
Dr. Akiva Gamliel
Shalom Dear Ones,
We will begin our live blogging in just a few minutes, G-d Willing.
This is the last parshat of Bereisheit, Vayechi, and I'm excited to study here tonight.
Rabbi It has been a very long time since writing to you. This is Dovid Simcha! I hope you and the Rebbetizin are well and look forward to learning with you this evening.
As everyone knows our Parshat this week is Vayechi - Bereisheit 47.28 through the conclusion of Bereisheit, Bereisheit 50.26.
Vayechi begins with the comment Yaakov lived in Mitzriam for seventeen years. Ha Torah Does not say Yisroel lived in Mitzriam for seventeen years.
Rabbi please take note that Ha Torah connects Yaakov to the seventeen years.
Why the use of Yaakov instead of Yisroel? Is it because the Gematria of Yaakov has a message?
Yoseif was 17 when he was sold into slavery by his brothers, wasn't he?
There is a comparison between Parshat Chayei Sarah and this Parshat. In Parshat Chayei Sarah Ha Torah Gives the Years Chayei Sarah lived. Here the first topic is that Yaakov lived in Egypt for seventeen years. This is a pointed difference.
Yes, Simcha there is a pointed difference. The words, Yaakov lived is the Gematria 216. However what if Ha Torah Said Yisroel lived the Gematria would have been 575. We both know there is a reason for this. What is the reason?
There must be a connection between Yoseif being sold into slavery at 17 and his father Yaakov living in Mitzriam for 17 years. Maybe that Yoseif lived with his father for 17 years before the terrible deed of his brothers, and then Yaakov lived in the land in which Yoseif had been enslaved and risen to power for 17 years... Please help with this connection, someone....
Rebbetzin I think the connection is in the Letter Shin. Why? The Letter Shin has three branches. The fifth, sixth and seventh words of Bereisheit 47.28 each have the Letter Shin in them. Why?
The Rabbis Teach that the Letter shin has three heads. Could those heads represent Avraham, Yitzchok and Yaakov?
Yes, Simcha they could. An interesting point is that when we daven in the morning the Letter Shin has four heads. Why?
Avraham lived 175 years
Yitzchok lived 180 years
Yaakov lived 147 years
Yosief lived 110 years.
Added together they equal what?
612 - The Brit / Covenant that Hashem and the the Jewish People have.
Well, you stumped me there, Dr. Akiva. I can't figure out the connection with 3 Shins, a total of 9 branches. Please enlighten me.
The point is that we recognize that the Letter Shin has three heads. It is interesting that Avraham, Yaakov and Yoseif were the only ones to enter Mitzriam. Avraham left on his own. Yaakov was carried our by his sons. Yoseif was carried out by his children. Do we see the connection beginning to form?
I agree, they add up to 612, I double checked it.
Yes, Simcha your on to it.. The Letter Shin represents Divine Power and...
Perhaps Hashem tested the strength of the Covenant by putting B'nei Yisroel on trial in Mitzriam.
Yitzchok was the perfect sacrifice. He cannot be one of the three heads of the seventeen year.
Yoseif was seventeen when he was sold into slavery.
Yaakov lived in Mitzriam for 17 years.
What about Avraham?
Well this question will have to go unanswered for a while....
Thank you for learning with us...
Blessings and peace,
Dr. Akiva Gamliel
Lilah Tov Rabbi.
Dr. Akiva Gamliel, we know the Gematria of Tov (Good) is 17. And Avraham was prepared to sacrifice his only child Yitzchak to Hashem. The Gematria for sacrifice is also 17. (The word for sacrifice is Zoh Vay Ach--Zayin=7 + Vet=2 + Chet=8 = 17)
So, Tov represents a high spiritual state ("G-d Said 'It is good'" Bereisheit 1.12) and sacrifice represents a high spiritual state. The Akeidah (the sacrifice of Yitzchak) was the last of Avraham's spiritual trials. Yoseif was on a spiritual trial when sold into slavery at 17. And Yaakov was on a spiritual trial when living for 17 years in Mitzriam, away from his homeland where he longed to spend his last years and where he longed to be buried upon his death.
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nice! i'm gonna make my own blog