Parashat Vayigash 5769 in english
Rav David Daniel Hacohen שליט״א
Summary
The Rav starts from the question of why the seven years of famine lasted only two years, since Rashi explains that the hunger stopped once Yaacov arrived in Egypt. He asks why Yaacov alone had this power and why only on his arrival. He answers that Yaacov, like Avraham, is a reincarnation of Adam and had to repair Adam's sin. Adam separated from his wife for 130 years, and Yaacov's hard life up to age 130 was part of that repair, so that his last 17 years in Egypt were good. The Rav says that holy people bring blessing, whereas moral corruption brings its opposite, and he tells a story where a community in economic distress searched for the cause of a grave sin. He then reads the meeting of Yehouda and Yossef as the union of Yessod and Malkhout, which he applies to the partnership of Torah scholars (kings) and businessmen who support them. He concludes that this partnership protects the people and brings blessing. The automatic transcription is very distorted, so some details are approximate.
Highlights
- 0:11 The seven years of plenty and the famine that lasted only two years The Patriarchs Livelihood
- 1:16 Rashi: the famine stopped when Yaacov arrived in Egypt, two questions The Patriarchs The righteous
- 2:40 Yaacov's last 17 years in Egypt were good after a hard life The Patriarchs The righteous
- 3:50 Avraham and Yaacov as reincarnations of Adam repairing his sin Reincarnation Tikkun
- 5:14 Adam's 130 years of separation and the birth of Shet Creation Tikkun
- 6:22 Yaacov's difficult life as repair of Adam's sin The Patriarchs Tikkun
- 7:04 Holy people bring blessing, corruption brings the opposite Character traits Mussar
- 7:26 A story: a community in economic crisis searches for the cause Livelihood Repentance
- 9:48 Yehouda and Yossef make peace: Yessod and Malkhout Love of Israel Kabbalah
- 10:39 The partnership of Torah scholars and businessmen who support them Torah study Livelihood
- 11:10 Current events in Israel and the protection that comes from this union Current events The Land of Israel
- 12:30 Appeal to businesspeople to support Torah study to bring blessing to the world Redemption Mitzvot