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Lessons from the Chumash

Lessons from the Chumash. Parshat Vayechi Perek 47. Yaakov in Egypt. Yaakov lived in Egypt for 17 years. What’s the significance of this number? Yosef lived with Yaakov for 17 years before he was sold into slavery.

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Lessons from the Chumash

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  1. Lessons from the Chumash Parshat Vayechi Perek 47

  2. Yaakov in Egypt • Yaakov lived in Egypt for 17 years. • What’s the significance of this number? • Yosef lived with Yaakov for 17 years before he was sold into slavery. • During the 17 years that Yaakov lived in Egypt, Yosef took care of Yaakov’s needs. • The mitzvah of kibud av v’eim

  3. BREAKOUT ASSIGNMENT Directions: In the your assigned group, discuss the following question: Prepare at least three answers/examples. WHAT CAN WE DO TO FULFILL THE MITZVAH OF KIBUD AV V’EIM LIKE YOSEF DID?

  4. Yaakov prepares for his own funeral • Yaakov instructed Yosef that he did not want to be buried in Egypt. • Wanted to be buried in Ma’arat Ha-machpela in Chevron. • He made Yosef promise him that he would not be buried in Egypt. • Yaakov knew that the Egyptians would turn him into a mummy, as was the Egyptian custom.

  5. BOMB QUESTION WHY DID YAAKOV ASK YOSEF, AND NOT ANY OF THE OTHER BROTHERS, TO BE IN CHARGE OF BURYING HIM IN ISRAEL AND NOT IN EGYPT?

  6. Why Yosef? • Yosef had the power to make sure that Yaakov’s wishes were carried out. • Yosef was Yaakov’s most beloved son. • Yaakov turned to the son he felt he could trust the most.

  7. Why didn’t Yaakov want to be buried in Egypt?

  8. Taking care of the dead: True Chesed • When you do something nice for someone and there’s no chance it will ever be repaid, this is called “chesed shel emet.” • Why is this the highest form of kindness? • Because you do the “right thing” knowing that you will not get a reward for it • Level 5 behavior

  9. BREAKOUT ASSIGNMENT Directions: In the your assigned group, discuss the following question: CAN YOU THINK OF OTHER EXAMPLES OF “CHESED SHEL EMET”?

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