Originally featured on Arutz Sheva.
On the eighth night of Hannukah, several weeks ago, I married my dear wife, Hinda Leah. The following week, we were hosted at multiple homes in celebration of our wedding. At our last Sheva Brachot, Rabbi Raleigh Resnick, the shliach of the Chabad of the Tri Valley, explained a profound truth based on the two sons of Joseph, and its connection to a wedding.
Joseph had two sons, Menashe and Ephraim. Menashe means “causing to forget” and Ephraim means “fruitful”. What’s behind these names? Menashe made Joseph’s time in Egypt easier, causing him to forget his sorrow that he was not in Israel, the land that Hashem promised to his father. Ephraim, on the other hand, reminded Joseph of his important mission in Egypt, of his need to be in this foreign land. …Continue reading on Arutz Sheva.
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