The Jewish Deaf Multimedia (JDMM) posted the following videos the past month:
> “Parshas Vayechi”
This last parsha of the first book of the Five Books of Moses, Parshas Vayechi which talks about the last days of Jacob, the third patriarch of the Jewish nation. He blesses each of his sons individually, hoping to help them to realize their unique potential.
But before he moves on to the next world, Jacob wants to make sure that he will be buried in Israel. For this, he turns to his son Joseph. Why does Jacob ask Joseph specifically for this favor?
Play video – jewishdeafmm.org/the-living-parsha/13700329/vayechi
> “Parshas Vayigash”
It reads like a drama. In this week’s parsha – Vayigash – Joseph reveals his identity to his brothers.
Play video – jewishdeafmm.org/the-living-parsha/13698625/vayigash
> “Parshas Vayeshev”
One of the most famous details of Joseph’s life are his dreams and their intepretations. The Torah records two of his dreams. In the second one, Joseph tells his brothers and father of a vision of the sun, the moon, and eleven stars bowing down to him.
Naturally, his brothers become angry at such a display of apparent arrogance. Jacob, their father, tries to cool down matters.
Play video – jewishdeafmm.org/the-living-parsha/13691627/vayeshev
Vlog: The Real You: A Yom Kippur Message
Are you a bad Jew? Is there such a thing? In this video, find out who the “real you” is!
Play video – jewishdeafmm.org/the-real-you
Chanukah Videos:
> Channel 613 News: ‘Chanukah Basics'”.
It covers the basics of what we do for the Chanukah holiday.
Play video – jewishdeafmm.org/613-chanukah
> Lecture excerpt by Yehoshua Soudakoff, JDMM founder
On the story of Chanukah. He discusses the spiritual struggle that was behind the events of Chanukah, and what it meant to defeat the Greeks.
Play video – jewishdeafmm.org/chanukah-history
“The Living Parsha” – new blog post
In this week’s parsha, we think about a message that is particularly relevant to Chanukah: recognizing G-d’s power. A person in this week’s parsha is not afraid to point to G-d as the source of his success – just as we are not afraid to point to G-d on every Chanukah as the source of the miracle with the oil.
Who was this person, and where do you think we find this common theme of recognizing G-d’s powers in the parsha?
Play video – jewishdeafmm.org/the-living-parsha/13695253/mikeitz
New addition to JDMM Art Gallery
Yakov Rubinov,
The Two Batei Hamikdash, 2002.
Ink on paper. 8ft 5in X 9in.
Rubinov drew and painted in watercolor between the ages of 16 to 25. He was born in Bukhara, Uzbekistan and moved to New York City. In America, his father taught him how to draw portraits and landscapes. Rubinov studied art further through taking academic courses. He is proud to be Jewish, drawing inspiration from the Jewish leaders of times past, such as Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov.
Source: Jewish Deaf Multimedia
