Parshat Kedoshim

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The holiness code: love your neighbor, respect parents, keep Shabbat, honest dealings, and ethical commandments. Leviticus 19:1-20:27.

Joseph's Vision and Messiah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:10

But what if that dream hinted at a future where you were elevated above them? That's exactly where we find ourselves at the beginning of Joseph's story. "Hear, I pray you, this dre...

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Joseph's Vision and Jacob

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:12

We all know the story of the coat, but sometimes we forget about the dreams that really kicked things off. The second dream is the real kicker. Joseph dreams that the sun, the moon...

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Joseph in Egypt and Rachel

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:39

The weight of grief, the injustice of his situation… it’s almost unbearable. The text tells us that Joseph wept so intensely that he became “immovable as a stone” (Legends of the J...

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Joseph's Vision and Potiphar

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:90

That's precisely where we find Joseph, the dreamer, in a rather precarious position. He ends up in the service of Potiphar – or Poti-phera as he's sometimes known – an Egyptian pri...

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Potiphar: Marriage of Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:101

It’s a deeply human experience, one that echoes even through the ancient stories of the Torah. Take the tale of Joseph and Potiphar's wife. We all know the broad strokes: Joseph ri...

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Joseph: Marriage of Zuleika

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:129

That’s the feeling that radiates from the story of Zuleika, the wife of Potiphar, in her obsession with Joseph. The biblical Joseph, of the coat of many colors fame. But the story,...

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Marriage of Joseph and Pharaoh

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:144

He was dealing with some serious public relations fallout, you see. Accusations were flying, thanks to his master's wife, and the people just couldn't stop gossiping. But God, in H...

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Joseph and Divine Judgment of Egypt

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:219

Take the tale of Joseph and his brothers. We often focus on the coat, the betrayal, the rise to power in Egypt. But what about the moments in between, the motivations, the subtle d...

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Death of Judah and Egypt

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:279

That’s the kind of scene we’re diving into today, ripped straight from the heart of the Joseph story. Think about Judah. He’s standing there, facing the impossible: returning to hi...

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