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.
