Parshat Lech Lecha

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God calls Abraham to leave his homeland for Canaan. Covers Abraham and Sarah in Egypt, the separation from Lot, the war of the kings, and the covenant between the pieces. Genesis 12:1-17:27.

Marriage of Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:133

Remember the story? Potiphar's wife, Zuleika, falsely accused Joseph of trying to seduce her. It was a mess. A really, really big mess. And things were about to get even more compl...

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Joseph's Vision of Potiphar

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:136

We all know the story: Joseph and his technicolor dreamcoat, his jealous brothers, the trip to Egypt. But let's zoom in on one particular sticky situation: his time in Potiphar's h...

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Death of Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:137

That's the situation Joseph found himself in, even after escaping a potential death sentence. You remember the story. Sold into slavery in Egypt by his jealous brothers, Joseph ris...

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Joseph's Vision

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:145

That’s the kind of morning Joseph faced in the prison. Imagine being locked away, day in and day out. Now picture this: the chief butler and the chief baker, cellmates for a decade...

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Angels Attend to Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:150

And according to Jewish tradition, his extended stay behind bars had a very specific reason. We all know the story: Joseph, sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, rises in powe...

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Pharaoh's Vision of Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:165

Ancient kings did too. And sometimes, they needed a little help deciphering them. Take Pharaoh, for example. He was troubled by dreams, unsettling visions that seemed to hold the f...

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Birth of Joseph and Pharaoh

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:171

No sooner had Joseph left the king’s presence than a messenger arrived with startling news: the birth of Pharaoh’s son. But joy quickly turned to sorrow. Another messenger followed...

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Trial of Joseph and Pharaoh

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:172

It sounds like a dream. But what if everyone around you is dead-set against it? That's the situation Joseph found himself in, according to Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, when Phar...

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Joseph: Pharaoh's Vision

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:173

We all know the basic story: famine, dreams, interpretation… but there's so much more swirling beneath the surface! It’s a story brimming with divine intervention, miraculous knowl...

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