Rabbi Minkowicz Weekly Torah Lesson Parsha Vayechi 5781

welcome to this week's torah lesson this week's torah portion is practiced by the question of the week is how should you act towards a rebel so in this week's torah portion the talmud says lived now what does it mean he lived everyone lived it means that he lives forever the talmud says what do you mean didn't he die and the answer is no he didn't why because it it quotes a verse in the prophets that says as long as his children and his grandchildren until mashiach comes are alive he's also alive which means and that's unique by yaakov avinu avram had children not all fouled in his ways you talked the same thing they didn't all follow when yaakov they all followed so the rubber asked the question what do you mean you looked throughout history there's plenty of people didn't follow and rebel says no if the torah tells us that his offsprings are all alive that means every one of them followed just like we think that he died because of the illusion that he died but the reality talmud tells us based on the verse and the prophets that he's alive so the same thing also we believe that yaakov is alive therefore every one of his children are alive alive spiritually following in the ways of hashem and because they're alive spiritually following the ways of hashem if you see a rebel to the question we asked emini how should your how should you react to a rebel on the contrary with tremendous love because every one of yaka's children and great-grandchildren until mashiach comes is following in yakoe's footsteps thanks so much for joining us for our weekly torah lesson this week's torah lesson is dedicated to the memory of barak banari laib bin yosef and rachel baslipa may their souls be elevated by the torah we're studying in their memory have a great and blessed week for more information please see our website swf.org