Parsha Talk Vayiggash 5786 2025

An episode of the Kol Ramah podcast, hosted by Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, titled "Parsha Talk Vayiggash 5786 2025" was published on December 26, 2025 and runs 34 minutes.

December 26, 2025 ·34m · Kol Ramah

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Episode Description

Parashat Va-yiggash [Genesis 44:18-47:27] is the penultimate parashah in the Book of Genesis. It is hard to believe that it has been well over two months since we began our annual reading in the synagogue! This parashah provides the climax to the saga of Joseph and his brothers, with the big reveal, the reunion of the brothers, now each known to one another, and the reunion of Jacob with all of his sons. We sometimes lose sight of the idea that these stories in Genesis operate on two distinct levels: on one level, they are the stories of individuals in...