{"id":23896,"date":"2025-12-31T11:23:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T10:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/?p=23896"},"modified":"2025-12-31T11:23:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T10:23:34","slug":"parshat-vayechi-the-path-to-eternal-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/nl\/parshat-vayechi-the-path-to-eternal-life\/","title":{"rendered":"PARSHAT VAYECHI \u2013 HET WEG NAAR HET EEUWIGE LEVEN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>\u05d1\u05e1\"\u05d3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In de Tora is elk detail nauwkeurig. Dit geldt ook voor de namen van de wekelijkse gedeelten, die de essentie en inhoud van het verhaal weergeven. Vanaf het allereerste begin van het gedeelte (Genesis 47:28) beschrijft de Tora de dood van Jakob, niet zijn leven. Dit roept de vraag op: waarom heet ons gedeelte Vayechi (&quot;En hij leefde&quot;), terwijl het juist over het tegenovergestelde gaat?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eeuwig leven is een onderwerp dat regelmatig de krantenkoppen haalt. Er zijn tirannieke leiders die proberen hun leven te verlengen door middel van orgaantransplantaties \u2013 vaak verkregen via de dubieuze en verboden praktijk van het stelen van lichaamsdelen, een daad die strikt verboden is onder de Zeven Noachitische Wetten. Aan de andere kant beweren wetenschappers dat genetische manipulatie uiteindelijk tot eeuwig leven zal leiden. Zou dat werkelijk tot eeuwig leven kunnen leiden? Niet per se. De verklaring ligt in de diepere betekenis van het Leven. Het ware leven is eeuwig. Om die reden kan alleen de Almachtige \u2013 de Bron van het Leven \u2013 als Waarheid worden beschreven. Omdat God Waarheid is, is Hij onveranderlijk en oneindig; daarom is Hij synoniem met Leven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De Tora onthult het geheim: vasthouden aan God. Omdat de Almachtige het enige ware leven is, leeft ook wie zich aan Hem hecht. Zoals er geschreven staat: &quot;Maar jullie die je aan de HEER, jullie God, hechten, leven vandaag nog.&quot; Daarom verdienen het volk Isra\u00ebl, door de 613 geboden, en de Noachieten, door het naleven van hun 7 geboden, het eeuwige leven \u2013 omdat zij zich hechten aan de Bron van de Eeuwigheid. Deze eeuwige verbondenheid komt het krachtigst tot uiting wanneer iemand obstakels tegenkomt en moeilijkheden moet doorstaan. Zolang het leven voorspoedig verloopt, wordt iemands toewijding aan de Schepper niet ten volle beproefd. Juist wanneer iemand verstoringen en moeilijkheden ondervindt in zijn of haar goddelijke dienst, maar deze overwint om de geboden te vervullen ondanks de strijd \u2013 d\u00e1n wordt duidelijk dat hij of zij werkelijk aan God gehecht is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nu begrijpen we waarom dit gedeelte Vayechi wordt genoemd. Eerder bevond Jakob zich in het Land Isra\u00ebl, een heilige plaats. Hoewel hij daar vele beproevingen doorstond, waren die niet voldoende om zijn mate van toewijding ten opzichte van zijn hoge geestelijke status volledig te openbaren. Maar nu, in Egypte, werd Jakobs onvoorwaardelijke overgave aan Hashem geopenbaard. Daarom klampte hij zich vast aan de bron van het ware eeuwige leven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maar wanneer Jakob aan het einde van zijn leven is, nadat hij met zijn familie naar Egypte is afgedaald \u2013 een plaats van immoraliteit \u2013 en hij en zijn kinderen toch hun rechtvaardigheid en integriteit behouden, kan iedereen zien dat Jakob werkelijk \u201cleeft\u201d. Daarom wordt dit gedeelte Vayechi genoemd, omdat we hier duidelijk Jakobs eeuwige leven zien. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dit concept is van toepassing op elke Noachiet: verbondenheid met de Schepper wordt specifiek bereikt door het naleven van Zijn geboden. Net zoals een oceaan niet in een kleine container kan worden opgesloten, zo is het menselijk verstand niet in staat de grootsheid van de Schepper te bevatten. Omdat de Schepper oneindig is, is de enige manier om de kloof tussen een schepsel en zijn Schepper te overbruggen, het naleven van Zijn zeven universele geboden. Door deze wetten te observeren, verdient men een leven dat werkelijk eeuwig is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Door Rabbijn Moshe Bernstein<\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bron: Likutei Sichos Vol. 15 pagina 422. Genesis 47:28. Likutei Torah Pharshat Nitzavim pagina 45. Tractaat Taanit 5b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><strong>Als je meer vragen wilt om over na te denken,&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sukkatshalom-bneinoach.com\/nl\/category\/rabbi-burton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BEKIJK DE ANDERE BLOGS VAN RABBI MOSHE BERNSTEIN  <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a9 Copyright, alle rechten voorbehouden. Als je dit artikel leuk vond, moedigen we je aan om het verder te verspreiden.<br><br>Onze blogs kunnen tekst\/quotes\/verwijzingen\/links bevatten die auteursrechtelijk beschermd materiaal bevatten van <a href=\"https:\/\/mechon-mamre.org\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mechon-Mamre.org<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/aish.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aish.nl<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/texts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sefaria.org<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chabad.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chabad.org<\/a>en\/of <a href=\"https:\/\/asknoah.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VraagNoah.org<\/a>die we gebruiken in overeenstemming met hun beleid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u05d1\u05e1&#8221;\u05d3 In the Torah, every detail is precise. This includes the names of the weekly portions, which express the very essence and content of the narrative. From the very beginning of the portion (Genesis 47:28), the Torah recounts the passing of Jacob, not his life. 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