Vayigash 5768: The Power of Remembering

Posted by Pardes Faculty on December 21, 2025
Topics: Tanakh, Pardes from Jerusalem, Bereishit (Genesis), Torah, VaYigash

Who carries our collective memory when others forget?

In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash explore Parshat Vayigash through the remarkable midrashic figure of Serach bat Asher. They trace how Serach becomes a guardian of memory—gently revealing Yosef’s survival to Yaakov, preserving sacred knowledge across generations, and reminding leaders of what must not be forgotten.

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