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)
Weekly Torah portion
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The weekly Torah portion refers to a lectionary custom in Judaism in which a portion of the Torah is read during Jewish prayer services on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. The full name, Parashat HaSha
Vayigash
…Vayigash or Vaigash (Hebrew: וַיִּגַּשׁ, romanized: wayyiggaš, lit. 'and [then] he drew near', the first word of the parashah) is the eleventh weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 44:18–47:27. In this parashah, Judah pleads on behalf of his…
A Torah scroll and silver pointer (yad) used in reading.
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