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Naming The Need For "Order"
Episode 12

Naming The Need For "Order"

On Vayechi (Genesis 47:28–50:26)

New Books in Jewish Studies · Marshall Poe

December 27, 202330m 0s

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Show Notes

In this episode David and Modya look at the final Torah portion of Vayechi in the book of Genesis through the lens of order (seder). In this parsha the patriarch, Jacob, bestows blessings on each of the 12 sons, well, 13 actually since Joseph’s two sons each get the blessing. We look at the purpose of names and how our future may be determined by a complexity of current decisions.

Modya Silver is an author and psychotherapist based in Toronto. David Gottlieb is Director of Jewish Studies at the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership in Chicago.

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