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Vayigash - 11 December 2010 - 4 Tevet 5771
That is the force of the word that gives our parasha its name: Vayigash. “And he came close.”
Then Judah came close to him and said: “Pardon your servant, my lord, let me speak a word to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, though you are equal to Pharaoh himself.” (4... |
The Marshall Plan at 50
JUNE 5, 1997
Fifty years ago this week, George Marshall delivered a commencement address at Harvard University which proved to be the spark that rebuilt Europe. Following a look at the life of the general, the NewsHour historians, joined by the the editor of Marshall's papers, discuss Mars... |
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