Vayigash
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Vayigash or Vaigash is the eleventh weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 44:18–47:27.
Joseph Recognized by His Brothers (1863 painting by Léon Pierre Urbain Bourgeois)
Joseph identified by his brothers (1789 painting by Charles Thévenin)
Joseph Forgives His Brothers (illustration from a Bible card published 1907 by the Providence Lithograph Company)
Joseph and His Brethren Welcomed by Pharaoh (watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot)
Vaychi
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Vaychi, Vayechi or Vayhi is the twelfth weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the last in the Book of Genesis. It constitutes Genesis 47:28–50:26. The parashah tells of
Vayigash
…To support the proposition that assuming airs of authority shortens one's life, the Gemara cited the teaching of Ḥama bar Ḥanina that Joseph died (as Genesis 50:26 reports, aged 110) before his brothers because he assumed airs of authority (when in Genesis 43:28 and 44:24–32 he repeatedly allowed his brothers to…
Jacob, Ephraim, and Manasseh (17th-century painting by Guercino)
Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (1656 painting by Rembrandt)
Jacob Blessing Joseph's Sons (painting circa 1635 by Jan Victors)
Jacob Blesses His Sons (illustration from the 1728 Figures de la Bible)