Vayigash: To Draw Near and the Shabbat of Approaching
This is the first Shabbat of 2017. We are in the Torah Portion of Vayigash which means to draw near or to come close. My friend and Rabbi Yael Levy called it the Shabbat of approaching. We are approaching this year with a lot of certainty and as we approach this year and draw it near if we open our hearts to love, forgiveness and God's plan