The exile had begun so auspiciously back in Parashat Vayigash: Joseph was the viceroy of Egypt, second only to Pharaoh himself. His father Jacob was an honoured guest of Pharaoh, dwelling in the ...

We recently read in the Torah about our forefather Jacob’s final days as described in the conclusion of the Book of Breishit (Genesis). Among the instructions he gives his sons is that he should be ...