Beracha Beats: The Music of Parshat Vayechi

Right after Yaakov concludes his beracha to Ephraim and Menashe, he blesses their father, his beloved son, Yosef. Va’ani natati lecha sh’chem echad al acheicha… – And I gave you sh’chem echad – sh’chem in Hebrew means shoulder. But in Yaakov’s beracha, it means that he gave Yosef more, something extra above his brother. The post Beracha Beats: The Music of Parshat Vayechi appeared first on The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com .