Leaving Eretz Israel

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1. The Family of Elimelekh: The Good, the Bad and the Sinful

   Dr. Yael Ziegler

   Elimelekh’s family descends to Moab, and the quick deterioration until the death of Mahalon and Kilyon raises the question whether this is the punishment to a sin. We will raise a number of possibilities regarding the sin of the family: abandoning the land; greediness; marrying foreign women; and following the ways of the Moabites.

2. From Breishit to Shmot

   Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

   When Yaakov and family depart for Egypt, are they planning to make Egypt their permanent home, or are they planning just a short visit?

   Yaakov fears that his departure to Egypt may be against God's will or possibly even a threat to his bechira. The unique Korbanot that Yaakov offers in Beer Sheva are thanksgiving for the reunification of the family and the realization of the completion of the twelve tribes.

   God's message to Yaakov reveals the upcoming slavery in Egypt but also the growth of an entire out of the seventy descendants to Egypt.