Saturday, December 11, 2010

Vayigash - End Of Genesis VI

Luke Ford writes:

I discuss the parsha with Rabbi Rabbs Mondays at 7pm PST on my live cam.

This week we will discuss our Torah portion of Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27).

* When the Torah commands us to love the stranger, does that mean that we learn to love the stranger in ourselves? Our shadow? How is your self-esteem? Have you learned to love yourself?

* The enslavement of the Egyptians is attributed to Joseph. Does enslavement happen to a nation without its consent? I dig how the Torah blames not Joseph but the Egyptians for willingly and gratefully selling themselves into slavehood (Gen. 47:25).

* Does God intervene in our lives as much as He did with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob?

* If Jacob only had some therapy and parenting classes!

* Did the patriarchs speak Yiddish?

* Why isn’t Joseph a tribe?

* Why do pro football teams maintain the same identities over decades? For instance, the Dallas Cowboys have always been finesse teams and the Pittsburgh Steelers power teams. I guess stadium and weather influence this. Mike Shanahan designed the Broncos around playing at Mile High Stadium.



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