Rabbi Binyamin Yuhanan - Parashat Vayechi

shalom in this week's par YF brings his two boys Mas and Ephraim to Yakov for blessing he realizes that soon Yakov is going to leave and he wants to use the opportunities to receive the precious blessing for his two sons Yakov looks at the two boys and tell gives them a blessing may the Jewish people for all future history bless their children with you and say to their children may God make you like epim and like Mas and the question is asked what kind of blessing is it for ephra and mashe just to say the Jewish people should bless their children that they should be like EP what about giving the actual blessing to Ephraim Ephraim you should be successful M you should learn Torah and be wealthy no personal blessing for them Jewish people will bless their children with ephra and min's example and of course the answer we all understand is that he's giving them the greatest blessing he's telling ephra and Mas you should be so successful that all future generation ations will Aspire that their children should be like you and that is the blessing we should actually give to our children often parents think what should I bless my child with that you should finish college that you should get married that you should have children that you should become rich no forget about all the blessings and just say may you become like EP and M all the blessings of the Torah all the blessings of Life are contained in those few words may you become like Ephraim and Min and if you want to add you can say and may others blow bless their children to be like you bem may we live a life that our descendants and all those that see us should aspire to be like we are they should pray to Hashem please make me like that great man that I know Shabbat sh shom