Rabbi Minkowicz Weekly Torah Lesson Parsha Vayeishev 5780

Bob please join us welcome to this week's Torah lesson this week's Torah portion is Pontius myasishchev the question of the week is what is real peace and tranquility so in this week's Torah portion as the name is Mahesh of Yaka Yaka wanted to relax and that's the name of the Torah portions of seemingly we're gonna learn about Jacobs relaxing vacation wonderful life but nevertheless what are you reading this Torah portion all about Joseph and Joseph struggles up to the point where Joseph is sold as a slave down to Egypt so the question is what does that have to do with peace and tranquility in the with the name by Asia derby explained his problems there's two different levels of peace and tranquility number one you have for Yakko a Jacob came back from this whole drama and sang on the household labor and he finally came back to his parents home and he lived there for nine years in peace and tranquility up until Joseph 4:17 that's one level of peace tranquility the parents home life is good everyone is okay it's wonderful then there's a whole different level of peace and tranquility that is when Yaakov lived in the land of Egypt for 17 years and we know that 17 has numerical as toy which means good and the peace and tranquility Yaakov had was being in Egypt with all the difficulties that even represents but he's able to live a life of peace and tranquility so the Rebbe explains Yaakov on his own where would he want to live sure and his parents home peace tranquility life is great however we know all those Eilat all this yeah Craig Yosef so the literal meaning is who is a children of yakou referring to Joseph but the Rebbe explains according to mysticism that Eilat olace Yaakov Joyce that Joseph Joseph means to and Josefa that through Yosef that's always trying to add do great things that brings out Yaakov to a whole different level in other words by going down to Egypt and dealing with all the struggles in Egypt you're able and you're able to stay strong and calm and peaceful amongst all the struggles that will allow you to have a whole different level of peace and tranquility so to answer the question what is real peace and tranquility real police the tranquility is being able to live in challenging situations in compromising situations but even in those situations able to experience real peace and tranquility that is real peace and tranquility this week's Torah lesson is dedicated to the memory of borrow and Arya Lane slo-mo baño safe and Russell bus leepu may their souls be elevated by the torah was stunning in their memory for more information please see our website Chabad swf org thanks so much for joining us for our weekly tourism