EPISODE · Dec 24, 2025 · 11 MIN
R. Avital Hochstein on Parashat Vayigash: Three Paths to Closeness
from Ta Shma · host Hadar Institute
The word “vayigash” (“he approached”) opens one of the most dramatic scenes in the Torah: a climactic moment in the tense encounter between Yehudah, the brothers and Yosef, a moment in which the fate of the entire family rests on the words and actions of a single person. “And Yehudah approached him and said…” (Genesis 44:18).
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The word “vayigash” (“he approached”) opens one of the most dramatic scenes in the Torah: a climactic moment in the tense encounter between Yehudah, the brothers and Yosef, a moment in which the fate of the entire family rests on the words and actions of a single person. “And Yehudah approached him and said…” (Genesis 44:18).
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R. Avital Hochstein on Parashat Vayigash: Three Paths to Closeness
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