Parshas Vayechi, peace and tranquility

Parshas Vayechi, peace and tranquility The Parsha Perspective is in honor of Eretz Yisroel.  May G-d protect our brave soldiers.  May G-d return all the hostages immediately.  May G-d comfort all those who lost family or friends.  The Parsha Perspective is in honor of the Refuah Shlema of HaRav Amitai Ben Shoshanna and those who need to experience a speedy and complete recovery with G-d's help.  The Parsha Perspective is in loving memory of grandmothers, Gittel Bas Asher and Shoshanna Bas Sholom, and my aunts, Chana Bas Yehuda and Leah Mintche Bas Ya'akov Yosef, along with Edward Ben Efraim, Shlomo Ben Edward, and Yirachmiel Daniel Ben Gedalia. May their souls be uplifted and their memories a blessing. Click here to listen, watch and connect! Parshaperspective.com Our Parsha concludes the first book of the Torah, Sefer Berashis. We begin with Ya'akov living the best seventeen years of his life in Egypt; as the end of his life neared, he called for Yosef to visit him.  When Yosef arrived, Ya'akov asked him to swear he would bury him with his parents in Israel. After he swore, Ya'akov then blessed Yosef's two sons, Efraim and Menasha. He elevates them to the status of his sons and as tribes among the Jewish people.  We find why the word Vayechi is used. We learn the outcome of overcoming struggles and obstacles.