He Blessed Joseph

Divrei Torah - “He blessed Joseph and he said, ‘Oh G-d before Whom my forefathers Abraham and Isaac walked, G-d Who shepherds me from my inception until this: May the angel who redeems me from all evil bless the lads [Joseph’s sons]

In the Torah section of Vayechi, we read of Jacob’s coming on in years after emigrating to Egypt to reunite with his cherished son Joseph who has become the viceroy in Egypt, second in command only to Pharaoh.  Before his passing, Jacob chooses to talk individually to each of his twelve sons, whereby he blesses […]