Ilustration Credit: Elad Lifshitz, Dov Abramson Studio

Devash is a weekly parashah magazine that makes Torah learning sweet. By engaging directly with texts and taking kids seriously as Jews, Devash helps children and grownups discover new ideas, values, and sweet morsels in the weekly Torah portion. Devash is designed for kids ages 7 and up to read independently, or together with families and teachers.
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CONTENTS
- Midrash / מִדְרָשׁ
- Why does the Torah refer to Yaakov’s children as “Yosef’s brothers” when they go to Egypt to get food in the famine?
- For a really long time, Yaakov refused to send Binyamin to Egypt. What made him finally change his mind?
- What can we learn from the suffering of Yosef's brothers’?
- Commentary / פַּרְשָׁנוּת
- Why did Yosef put his brothers through such a difficult experience before revealing his true identity?
- Yosef’s brothers are dismayed after the Egyptian ruler (whom they don’t know is Yosef!) treats them harshly. Why do they emphasize the part where they ignore Yosef’s pain and don’t mention the crime of selling Yosef?
- What are the gifts the brothers bring to Yosef?
- Halakhah / הֲלָכָה
- How do we light Hanukkah candles on Friday afternoon and on Saturday evening?
- Why do we add one Hanukkah candle each night of the holiday?
- A Moment of Hebrew / רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית
