Chazak! “Be strong, be strong, and let us all be strengthened!”
With these words, we conclude the Torah reading of Vayechi this week, which brings us to the end of Bereshit, the book of Genesis. As with all the Five Books of Moses, when we conclude the entire book, the Torah reader, followed by the congregation proclaim aloud: Chazak, Chazak, v’Nitchazek! “Be strong, be strong, and let us all be strengthened!”
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