The Shabbos Parsha is Parashas Vayechi . In this Sedra , we read about the passing away of the very Holy Tzaddik Yaakov Avinu , also named Israel , our very beloved Fore-Father . In this Parsha , Yaakov Avinu Blesses his sons to receive their Blessings From HaShem . Yaakov Avinu's son Yosef is called upon to take care of Yaakov's arrangements and to a certain extent , be the leader of that generation after Yaakov , which certainly fits this Sedra's Haftorah , which is to be found in 1 Kings 2 : 1 - 12 , which refers to the passing of Dovid Ha Melech and Dovid's son Shlomo Solomon , who became King after very holy Dovid Ha Melech . The Very Holy Neshoma of Yaakov Avinu , seeing as Souls Migrate , According To HaShem's Wish And According To What HaShem Knows That that soul and the generation needs , there is an opinion that the soul in Yaakov Avinu was in Dovid Ha Melech , just as there is an opinion that the Neshoma of Yosef's humble soul , was also in Shlomo Ha Melech . The Spiritual bond between Yaakov and Yosef's Neshomas , go right back to Gan Eiden and Adam Ha Rishon . Within Adam's Hebrew name , is an Alef , Dalet and Mem , which hides the line down to Moshiach , where the Alef is Adam , the Dalet , is Dovid and this line , comes down to the Mem , for Moshiach . In fact , HaShem told Adam , that his descendant Dovid , would pass away just after birth and so , Adam , who was to live a 1000 years , gave up 70 years of his life , to give to Dovid , who passed away at 70 , while Adam passed away at 930 years . So are the souls of Adam and Sheis ( his son in his likeness ) , Yaakov and his son Yosef and Dovid Ha Melech and his son Shlomo , tied by very deep spiritual love . No wonder Yaakov's love for Yosef went deeper than just a Father - Son relationship , at the time . So Deep Is HaShem And So Beautiful Is HaShem And HaShem's Torah . Yaakov Avinu , also Called Israel By HaShem , knew his time was coming and he was the first to get ill before passing on , in order to give him time to Bless his sons By HaShem , before he passed and so , Yaakov Avinu called for his son Yosef , knowing that Yosef would be in a position to get Pharaoh to allow Yaakov to be taken back to Canaan , out of Egypt , so that Yaakov could be buried with our Fore-Fathers and Fore-Mothers and so , Yaakov had Yosef assure him that Yosef would have him buried in Canaan in the Cave of Machpelah , near Mamre in Chevron , where Adam Ve Chava , Avraham and Sarah and Yitzchak and Rivka were put to rest , standing up . Yosef assured his Father that he would do as his Father asked . Yosef did not spend that much time with his Father , for he was trying to avoid telling on his brothers for what they had done in selling him , but Yosef's sons did spend time with their Grand-Father and it was them who informed Yosef that their Father was ill , so he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim at the advice of his wife Osnas and came to his Father . Yaakov Avinu assured Yosef that Yosef's sons would share in the inheritance in Eretz Yisroel just like the other sons of Yaakov Avinu . Yosef asked his Father why his Mother Rachel was not buried in the Cave of Machpelah like the other Fore-Mothers , but on the side of the road to Ephrath Beis Lechem . Yaakov explained to Yosef That HaShem Would one day in the future Take our people into exile into Bavel , due to Avodah Zorah idol worship of some of the people , and they would travel past that place where Rachel was buried and Rachel would thus be able to pray for us , her children , begging HaShem Not To Be Angry that some of us had strayed , for nor was she angry that she gave her place to her sister in marriage to Yaakov , So HaShem Too , Should Be Understanding And Forgive us And Bring us out of exile , and no doubt , because Rachel had been in such a position of giving her beloved Yaakov to her sister Leah , so could Rachel be the only one to ask Of HaShem the same kind of request to be understanding , when sadly , our attention was diverted from HaShem and so , HaShem Accepted Rachel's prayers for her children - us Jews Israel . Yaakov then wanted to bless Yosef's children , so Yosef put his older son to Yaakov's right and the younger one , to Yaakov's left , but Yosef saw that his Father Yaakov placed his right hand ( the hand that would usually go on the first-born's head ) , onto the younger one's head and Yosef wanted to correct Yaakov but his Father Yaakov assured Yosef that he , Yaakov Avinu , had a good reason out of fore - knowledge for what he , Yaakov Avinu was doing , for Yaakov Avinu said that the younger one would become greater than the older . This was in reference to Joshua Yehoshuah , who would in the future come from the younger one Ephraim's line , generations later . Yaakov Avinu blessed Yosef's sons , By HaShem , with the same words that we say to our children every Erev Shabbos , " May G-D Make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh , " thus putting Ephraim before Manasseh . This Blessing signified that our people should be like Ephraim and Manasseh , who lived among other nations in exile and yet still kept true to Holy Religious Judaism and Mitzvot and never strayed . So may our children always be so and Keep Faithful To HaShem And HaShem's Holy Torah and never stray or follow the wrong paths of others around us who wrongly do . Israel Yaakov Avinu informs Yosef that he is about to pass on And That HaShem Will after the time in Mitzrayim , Bring us back to Canaan . Israel Yaakov Avinu gave Yosef an extra portion more than the other brothers , the place Shechem ( showing that deep down , Yaakov knew what the brothers had done to Yosef , for it was that place that was connected to where Yosef was sold by his brothers ) that Yaakov had taken with his sword and his bow when , at the time of the incident after Simeon and Levi had killed all the Shechemite men where their sister had been forcefully taken , the other nations came up in defence of the people of Shechem and Yaakov had fought a war with them And With HaShem's Help , had won and so , Yaakov gave this area to Yosef . Yaakov called for his sons to give them his final Blessings From HaShem and Yaakov Avinu was just about to reveal to them the time of The End Of Days , for the Shechinah was resting above Yaakov Avinu , But HaShem Did Not Want this time to be revealed at that time or to be known and so , as Yaakov was about to reveal this , the Shechinah lifted and so Yaakov was not able to complete his words of when that time will be . We also note that Yaakov wanted to tell us of The End Of Days , starting with the words " Ha'asfu " - " Assemble yourselves , " which shows that one of the ways to bring Moshiach and usher in The End Of Days , is for our Jewish people to " Assemble , " in other words come together as one people Under HaShem In Obedience To All Of HaShem's Laws and so , this " Coming together " and getting rid of old strife And Strictly Keeping All Of HaShem's Commandments , is one of the ways to bring Moshiach , may he come soon in our days . Yaakov Avinu Israel then Blessed the Tribes From HaShem . Reuvein was reminded of his Aveirah and how the Shechinah was desecrated , That Rested on that particular couch That Only The Shechinah Of HaShem Rested On and how Reuvein had moved that couch out of Bilhah's tent and into his own Mother Leah's Tent . Yaakov gives Reuvein a Blessing in disguise , which is that Reuvein will and can go far as long as he learns patience and not to be impetuous . Yaakov Avinu then refers to Simeon and Levi's actions in how they handled the Shechemite issue and that Yaakov Avinu's soul will not enter into their actions of violence . Yaakov Avinu refers to them murdering a people , in reference to the Shechemites and maiming an ox , in reference to Shechem himself . This is also a hint to what these two brothers did to Yosef , who is referred to as a "strong boned ox , " in reference to one doesnt budge from something like a strong boned ox , but this is with reference to Yosef who stays by The Laws Of HaShem In Obedience and doesn't go to other beliefs , Chas Ve Shalom , and Yaakov Avinu also referred to where Levi had been the one who said of young Yosef , " behold the dreamer comes , " and Simeon had been the one who threw him into the pit . So Yaakov ensured that these two sons would be kept apart from each other , not only in their travels as Tribes when we all came back from Egyptian slavery , but also in Israel , when the time came for the Land to be divided , for when these two Tribes get together , they are ever so strong , as they were when these two , as small boys , wiped out the Shechemites single-handedly . Yehudah is then Blessed By Yaakov Avinu From HaShem and Yehudah is noted as the leader of the Tribes as the Tribe of kingship , like a lion and from this tribe , will Mashiach come - noted as " Shiloh . " Wine and Milk referred to here refers to Mashiach and the Torah of Milk and Honey . When our children first read and learn The Holy Torah , we dab a little honey on their tongue to remind them that the Torah always be sweet on our tongues . Zevulun will be given those places on seashores to bring trade and wealth to his brothers and he and his brother Yissaschar , mentioned next , work together hand in hand , where Zevulun toils while Yissaschar studies Torah and so , will each get the Kavod of both as if they are one , yet both will and are to study Torah . The people of Yissaschar bend themselves humbly to HaShem's Torah And Will . Yaakov Avinu Israel Blesses Dan next From HaShem and here , Yaakov Avinu sees in prophecy , a man who , from this Tribe , will avenge his people against the Philistines and this man , Yaakov Avinu sees , is Samson Shimshon the Judge of Israel , who will be like a single serpent on the way , in other words one single man , who will attack at the very enemy's foundation , all by himself , a viper by the path , as Shimshon was , when he hid and awaited the enemy to walk past and the reference to the horse's heels and rider , refers to how Shimshon killed so many by himself , just with the jawbone of a ass / donkey . Yaakov ends his Blessing From HaShem to this Tribe with words that show how Salvation Is Still Awaited From HaShem , for Yaakov Avinu fore-saw how this Shimshon , regaining his power From HaShem , once his Nazarite hair grew again , in his death , will bring down 3000 Pelishtim , in their colosseum of their dagan pagan deity , when he pushes over the supporting pillars . This sadly would be Shimshon's end too and so , would Israel still await the Final Redemption . Gad , Yaakov Avinu Blessed From HaShem , with powerful fighting men , who would overcome the enemy , for Gad's portion of territory , would bring them into constant contact with Ammonite raiders . Asher , was Blessed by Yaakov Avinu From HaShem , with " kindly delicacies , " in connection with the abundance of olive oil in his region in Eretz Yisroel as well as spiritually beautiful women who would marry Kohanim . Naphtali is referred to as a " hind let loose who delivers beautiful sayings " and this refers to the incident that was to take place when Yaakov had already passed away and was being buried in the Cave and Eisav came along and claimed the site for himself and Naphtali , fleet of foot , ran quickly back to Egypt , to get the title that it belonged to Yaakov and his side of the family . Next , is Yosef Blessed by Yaakov Avinu From HAShem and Israel Yaakov Avinu makes reference to Yosef's inauguration as he was led through the city in Egypt . Yaakov also makes mention of arrow-tongued men hating him , a reference to Yosef's brothers and also to the men of Egypt at the time Zulaicha and her friends and husbands made false accusations against him , where their husbands joined in . Yaakov Avinu refers to Yosef's " bow being firmly emplaced and his arms gilded from the hands of the Mighty power of Yaakov , " and this refers to the constant taunts of Potiphera's wife and how at the last moment of that last attempt of Zulaicha to entice Yosef , just before Yosef got accused , how Yosef held himself in check and did not fall and sin and how , Yosef saw an image of the mighty Yaakov Avinu , his Father , that kept him at that moment from doing anything wrong . So would Yosef receive abundant Blessings From HaShem . Yaakov then Blessed Binyamin From HaShem , as a " predatory wolf , " of how " in the morning devouring prey and in the evening , distributing spoils . " Here , Yaakov prophesies reference to King Shaul , a Benjaminite , who defeated Moav , Edom and Philistia , and also it is a reference to the happening of the Concubine of Gibeah in the book of Judges 19 and 20 ( Radak ) and of course to the coming of Mordechai and Esther , who were from the Tribe of Binyamin , who were HaShem's Servants against haman the amalekite and both rose there in Persia , to high estate . From HaShem , Yaakov Avinu Blessed the Twelve Tribes and the very fact that they were mentioned as Twelve Tribes again , refers to their Holiness . Yaakov Avinu then again instructs them to make sure that he Yaakov is buried back in Canaan in the Cave of Machpelah and so , sadly , our Jewish beloved Fore - Father Yaakov Avinu Israel passed away . Yosef , who wept deeply and heavily , had his Father embalmed , which our Rabbis believe was incorrect , for trust should have been there That HaShem Would Keep Yaakov as he was . Even Egypt bewailed Yaakov's passing , where the passing of such a Holy Tzaddik , leaves in its place an emptiness and lack of Blessing , in its place , in that specific place , so was Yaakov fearing that Pharaoh might not let Yaakov leave Egypt and be buried in Canaan ( for Pharaoh knew that Blessing From HaShem , had come with Yaakov's presence in Egypt ) , but Yosef assured Pharaoh that he had given his word to his Father to do this very thing and so , after Pharaoh first objected and Yosef reminding him of how Yosef had kept his word to Pharaoh before , never to reveal that Yosef knew one more language more than Pharaoh , The Holy Language of Hebrew too Holy for Pharaoh to grasp , so did Pharaoh consent to allow Yaakov to return to Canaan . Yaakov certainly did not want his body to be buried in Egypt , in the very dust there , that in the time of Moshe Rabbeinu , in the Plagues in Egypt , that very dust would become lice . Yaakov also knew that since his coming to Egypt had brought with it , HaShem's Blessings , Yaakov knew that the Egyptians , being idol worshipers , may worship his body or his burial place , even though It Was HaShem Who Had Sent The Blessings , in Yaakov's Holy Honour , and so Yaakov did not want such a thing to happen , not wanting to be buried there in such an unholy land . Yaakov Avinu , wanted to be buried in the Holy Land , where his Fore-Fathers were buried , standing up , ready to walk out of the Cave at the time of Techias Ha Meisim The Resurrection of the Dead at the time of and just after Mashiach . Yosef and the brothers carried Yaakov Avinu all the way back to Canaan , also with a following of Egyptians . Yosef put his crown on the coffin as did other nations whom they passed on the way back , for Yaakov was known as a very holy man . So was Yaakov Avinu Israel buried in the Cave of Machpelah . And as I mentioned earlier , Eisav came at that moment and contested it . Chushim , Dan's deaf son saw the commotion that Eisav was making at such a holy time and struck Eisav to the point of death and Yehudah , struck the final blow . Eisav's head rolled into the cave but his body remained outside and was given to his family to bury on Mount Seir . So was their Mother Rivka's words fulfilled that she was bereft of both her sons on the same day ( Bereishis 27 : 45 ) . So was our last beloved Fore-Father buried in the Cave of Machpelah , a great holy light was gone from the World . After the passing of their holy Father Yaakov Avinu , Yosef's other brothers became afraid that now Yosef would come down on them , for Yosef , dealing with the sadness of his Father's Passing and also not wanting to take the head place at a table with them over his other brothers , did not invite them as before , thus making them mistakenly worry and mistakenly misunderstand his actions and so they approached him making out that their Father had wanted him to forgive them . Yosef reassured them that he would still take care of them and would not hurt them and that he held no anger to them at all . Pharaoh passed away and Yosef stood in as ruler of Egypt for many years and Yosef saw three generations through his sons . Before he was about to pass away , Yosef asked his brothers that they must bring his bones out of Egypt and bring him back to Canaan , when the Jews leave there after the time of slavery is completed . Yosef also told them that after the period of slavery in Egypt , HaShem Will Send a Redeemer who will be known when he speaks the words , " Pakod Yifkod , " ( Bereishis 50 : 24 ) - " G-D Will surely remember you , " And This Was One of The Reasons Why HaShem Tells Moshe Rabbeinu to say such words as " Pakod Pakad'ti " at the Burning Bush in Shemos Exodus 3 : 16 to tell the Elders of Israel , so they would know from what Yosef had told them the Redeemer would say , that this Moshe is the Redeemer they awaited From HaShem , who would lead them out of Egypt . Yosef passed away before his brothers at the age of One Hundred and Ten , ten years before he would have otherwise , due to his not stopping his Father being called ' servant ' ten times , when the brothers were before him as viceroy . The last brother to pass away in Egypt was Levi . Yosef was placed in a coffin and sunk to the bottom of the Nile , so that no one might take his bones out of Egypt , for the Egyptians believed his being there brought them blessing and blessings to the nile , Though All Blessings Come From HaShem Alone . So ends the Parsha and the First Book of The Torah Bereishis . This Parsha is called " Vayechi " - " Lived , " although the Parsha is actually about the passing of Yaakov Avinu Israel and at the end of the Parsha , the passing of Yosef . So why then is such a Parsha about their passing , called " Vayechi " which means " Lived or Living . " This is because a True and Holy Tzaddik , who is So Close To HaShem and has become so holy and spiritual , continues on to greater Life and Holiness after their physical passing . Physical passing , is yet another part of ' True Living . ' So is the word " Vayechi " used . The same was the case , with the passing of Sarah Imeinu . The passing of Yaakov Avinu , was only a physical passing . The Neshoma continues Closer To HaShem , growing Ever Closer To HaShem , Climbing Ever Higher Towards HaShem . Life is not what it seems . Physical Life itself , if we choose our choices Given By HaShem , wisely and Follow and Listen To HaShem And HaShem's Commandments , It Is The Pathway Towards Getting Closer To HaShem . When a person passes , only their physicality remains and returns to what HaShem Made it from and the term ' passes on , ' becomes more apt , for that is exactly what is happening . The person passes on from one way of being , to the next , whether that be as a person again , or as whatever HaShem Deems is needed for them and Creation , so that they can continue to spiritually grow . We see only a tiny minute picture of all things and so does " True Life " actually continue in all its Brilliance , Towards HaShem . The very fact of living , is a step towards the time of Mashiach . We see this in the very first word of this Parsha " Vayechi , " which comes to 34 in Gematriah , and 3 + 4 = 7 , the Gematrical value of the word ' Moshiach . ' Thus , when we live According To HaShem And HaShem's Commandments And Ways , we continue to live , beyond the physical existence of what we see , working towards holy beings Coming Ever Closer To HaShem , and so By Following HaShem And HaShem's Commandments And HaShem's Holy Torah , we thus work to bring in Moshiach and help to usher in The End Of Days . Life is not about having valueless parties and a frivolous good time for the moment . These things have no long lasting or worthy value at all . True Life , is truly using this Physical World as a preparation to earn our place In The Eternal Home Of HaShem's Gan Eiden . So says Pirkei Avos , that the World we are in , is the antechamber to prepare ourselves to enter the banquet hall , Of The Eternal World To Come Olam Habah . That is True Living , not just for the here and now , but Truly for Eternity . For True Life , Is Life With HaShem . That is what we are all actually here for . To do otherwise , Chas Ve Shalom , would not be ' living ' at all . Every moment of every day of every moment of every moment , Is A Gift From HaShem , to Gain True " Vayechi " - " Living . " Yaakov Avinu and our Fore-Fathers knew this . Now it is time for us to know it too . This Physical World Existence , is your opportunity and mine , From HaShem , to Work toward Olam Habah The World To Come and so , this very working toward an Eternal Blessed Destination With HaShem , is really and truly , what is ' True Living . ' Let us all stop wasting our lives That HaShem Gives us and from now on , " Vayechi , " - " Truly Live " For HaShem and so will we get " True Vayechi , " - " True Life Eternal , " In HaShem's Olam Habah Gan Eiden In Shamayim Within The Beautiful Closeness Of HaShem HaKadosh Baruch Hu HaShem The Holy One Blessed Be He . I wish Ever Most Eternally Forever Beloved HaShem With Sweetest Eternal And Deepest Forever Love , A Very Beautiful And Sweet Shabbos Kodesh With Eternal And Deepest Love and to all my fellow Jews and to all of Creation , a Very Beautiful and Sweet Shabbos Kodesh with love .