A man calls his mother in Florida. "Mom, how are you?"
"Not too good" replies his mother, "I've been very weak".
The son asks, "Why are you so weak?"
She says, "Because I haven't eaten in 38 days."
"That's terrible" says the son, "Why haven't you been able to eat?"
The mother answers, "Because I didn't want my mouth to be filled with food in case you should call me."
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I am continuously amazed at how seemingly-insignificant details of the Torah contain powerful lessons about life. This week’s parsha Vayechi provides a remarkable example. Though it’s not ostensibly about mothers, it reminds us how much we ought to cherish our mothers!
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