Vayishlach 5782

This is Torah Talk for the week of November 14th, 2021

Gen. 35:18  But as Rachel breathed her last—for she was dying—she named her baby Ben-oni [בֶּן־אוֹנִ֑י]; but his father called him Benjamin [בִנְיָמִֽין].

What do these names mean, and what does Benjamin’s name imply?

This week’s handout: 08 Vayishlach 5782

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Tags: David Kimhi, Gen 44:27, Joseph Bekhor Shor, K.-D. Schunk, Nahmanides, Nahum Sarna, Rashbam, Rashi, Sam'al, Yemen