Tag: vayechi

The Significance of Ephraim and Menashe’s Names In Parashat Vayechi, Yaakov blesses his grandsons,

Based on Likutey Halakhot, Basar b’Chalav 5:7-8 “The days of Yisrael drew close to

“Jacob called for his sons and said, ’Come together’… ‘Gather together’” (Genesis 49:1-2). Jacob

Reuven, as the firstborn and the initial seed of Yaakov, was anticipated to embody