The theme of parent-child bond pervasively permeats the parsha. In this shiur we trace multiple facets of this bond, including the challlange of the ''sandwich generation'' as a bridge between grandparents and grandchildren. We will also identify the struggle of perpetating the age-old mesorah while at the same time recognizing the needs of the new generation- a tension which has existed since the days of the Avos and Imahos.