Parshas Vayeishev - Shabbos Chanukah Shabbos Times Erev Shabbos Shabbos Day Plag HaMincha 7:03pm Latest time for Shema 9:33am Candle Lighting 8:18pm Shabbos Ends 9:25pm Shkiya 8:35pm Shaarei Shabbos Riddles 1. What name is mentioned three times in the Torah, once as a non-Jew, once as a convert, and once as a Jew? 2. In this parsha, in what context does someone tear his clothing? (2 answers) Where else in the book of Genesis do people tear their clothing? 3. About which man does the Torah say Va'yi'mo'ain - "And he refused" to do something? (2 answers) 4. In this parsha, where is the number 3 mentioned? (4 answers) Short Vort on the Parsha Yosef is in Mitzraim and is in charge of the household of Potifar. The Torah testifies: Vayehi Hashem Es Yosef Vayehi Ish Matzliach, "And Hashem was with Yosef and he was a prosperous man." The Chofetz Chaim makes a very interesting observation. When we say the Tefillah for the new month we repeat one particular phrase. Twice we ask for Yiras Shomayim, fear of Heaven. No other request is repeated. His explanation for this is that in between these two times we have a request for Osher v'Kovod, wealth and honour. He makes the observation that it is often the nature of people who attain the position of wealth or honour to draw away from closeness to Hashem. We, therefore, ask again for Yiras Shamoyim implying that even if our prayer for wealth and honour be granted we still want Hashem to help us maintain our close contact with Him. This is what the Torah testifies about Yosef. Even though he was prosperous, Hashem was still with him. He never lost his Yiras Shamoyim.