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After winning favor with the queen – thanks to a bit of help from her hairdresser, naturally – Joseph finally approached Pharaoh with a request: to honor his solemn oath to his dyi...
Let’s talk about Jacob's burial – it wasn't exactly a peaceful affair. Imagine the scene: Jacob, also known as Israel, patriarch of the Israelite nation, has passed away. His sons,...
And it raises a fascinating question: who takes responsibility? Who steps up to handle the sacred duty of burial? Interestingly, Jacob's other sons, his children besides Joseph, th...
According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, drawing on various Midrashic sources, the simmering tensions between the descendants of Jacob and Esau erupted once more. ...
We know the story ends with a seemingly happy resolution, a family reunited and thriving in a new land. But, like all good stories, there's often more to the tale than what initial...
Our tale begins after the passing of Joseph, a figure of immense importance in the Jewish narrative. With Joseph gone, along with his brothers and even Pharaoh's mighty men, a new ...
Joseph, the dreamer, the interpreter of dreams, the viceroy of Egypt… he died younger than he should have. The Sefer ha-Yashar attributes his early demise to a seemingly minor infr...
That's the story of Moses and the coffin of Joseph as the Israelites prepared to leave Egypt. You see, Moses knew something crucial: the Israelites couldn't truly be free until the...
A tale of loyalty, promise, and righteous living. You see, before he passed, Joseph made his brothers promise to carry his bones with them when they finally left Egypt. A pretty bi...
