There are 2 parshios that really are about death. Both of them have the term Chaim or life in its title.
Parshas Chayei Sarah is about her death.
Parshas VaYechi is about Yaakov's farewell to his family. Again, it is about his leaving the world and not living in it....
Why is this so?
Hint: Think about when life has value and what constitutes REAL life...
What do you think?
Sanhedrin 70 - Ben Sorer U'moreh
14 years ago
"Just as his children are alive, so he is alive". Someone who leaves descendents that carry on after him and follow in his path in a sense still lives on. Hence, Vayechi Yaakov.
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Appropriate vort for Tu BeShevat! The Rosh haShana of Ilanos celebrates its nachas, the fruits of the tree....
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