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#633: The Rabbi Who Died Joyfully

#633: The Rabbi Who Died Joyfully

A Story for Parashat Vayeḥi, Bereshit/Genesis 47:28

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A deathly ill but nonetheless joyful rabbi lies in his hospital bed surrounded by his friends and family.

Bereshit/Genesis 47:28

וַיְחִ֤י יַעֲקֹב֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם שְׁבַ֥ע עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י יְמֵֽי־יַעֲקֹב֙ שְׁנֵ֣י חַיָּ֔יו שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּמְאַ֖ת שָׁנָֽה׃

Jacob lived seventeen years in the land of Egypt, so that the span of Ja…

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