Making Judaism Last, For You & Your Family Parshas Vayechi

(13) And Joseph took them both, Ephraim at his right, from Israel's left, and Manasseh at his left, from Israel's right, and he brought [them] near to him. (But Israel stretched out his right hand and placed [it] on Ephraim's head, although he was the younger, and his left hand [he placed] on Manasseh's head. (14) He guided his hands deliberately, for Manasseh was the firstborn. (15) And he blessed Joseph and said, "God, before Whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, walked, God Who sustained me as long as I am alive, until this day, (16) May the angel who redeemed me from all harm bless the youths, and may they be called by my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, and may they multiply abundantly like fish, in the midst of the land." (17) And Joseph saw that his father was placing his right hand on Ephraim's head, and it displeased him. So he held up his father's hand to remove it from upon Ephraim's head [to place it] on Manasseh's head. (18) And Joseph said to his father, "Not so, Father, for this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head. (19) But his father refused, and he said, "I know, my son, I know; he too will become a people, and he too will be great. But his younger brother will be greater than he, and his children['s fame] will fill the nations. (20). So he blessed them on that day, saying, "With you, Israel will bless, saying, 'May God make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh,' " and he placed Ephraim before Menashe.

(51) And Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, for "God has caused me to forget all my toil and all my father's house."(52) And the second one he named Ephraim, for "God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction."

(5) And you shall love Hashem, your G-d with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.

And you shall love [G-d]: Perform His commandments out of love. The one who performs [his commandments] out of love cannot be compared to the one who acts out of fear. If one serves his master out of fear, when the master sets a great burden upon him, this servant will leave him and go away.