Welcome to Covenant & Conversation essays, Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion, exploring Jewish ideas and sharing inspiration from the Torah readings of the week.

You can find the full written article on Vayechi available to read, print, and share, by visiting: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/vayechi/when-can-we-lie/

This week we are also sharing the Vayechi essay by Rabbi Sacks entitled The Last Tears, and available here: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/vayechi/the-last-tears/

A new accompanying FAMILY EDITION is now also available: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/vayechi/the-last-tears/

For more articles, videos, and other material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks.

The Rabbi Sacks Legacy continues to share weekly inspiration from Rabbi Sacks. This piece was originally written and recorded by Rabbi Sacks in 2015.

With thanks to the Schimmel Family for their generous sponsorship of Covenant & Conversation, dedicated in loving memory of Harry (Chaim) Schimmel.