Parshat Miketz

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Pharaoh's dreams, Joseph's rise to power in Egypt, the famine, and the brothers' first journey to Egypt. Genesis 41:1-44:17.

Jacob: Joseph and the Fires of Gehenna

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We all know the story: Joseph, the favored son, flaunts his special coat, stirs up jealousy, and ends up thrown into a pit by his brothers. But have you ever stopped to imagine the...

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Trial of Joseph and Zebulon

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The jealousy, the betrayal, the selling into slavery. But what about the moments in between? Were they all heartless? Well, according to Legends of the Jews, not entirely. Imagine ...

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Joseph and Divine Judgment of Midianites

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We all know the basics: Joseph, the favored son, with his infamous coat, is tossed into a pit by his jealous brothers. But what happened exactly down there? And how did he go from ...

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Joseph Faces Judgment and Amos

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His own brothers, driven by jealousy, threw him into a pit. But the story doesn't end there, does it? He's pulled out, not to be rescued and returned home, but to be sold. And here...

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Joseph Among the Fathers and Midianites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:34

Turns out, even biblical figures weren't immune to buyer's remorse. Let's rewind a bit. We know the story of Joseph. Sold into slavery by his jealous brothers. But who exactly did ...

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Joseph's Repentance and Ishmaelite

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:40

The Ishmaelite merchants, thinking they've scored a good deal, are trekking across the desert. Everything seems normal enough. Then… BAM! Suddenly, darkness descends. Not just a li...

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Reuben and Divine Judgment of Joseph

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The coat of many colors, the jealousy, the betrayal... But what about those first few hours after that fateful act? According to Legends of the Jews, that amazing compilation of ra...

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Joseph Among the Fathers

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:45

They’d just sold him into slavery, a betrayal that surely echoed in the heavens. But now, they had a bigger problem: how to explain his absence to their father, Jacob. According to...

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Kingdom of Joseph and Jacob

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:46

The only clue? A tattered, blood-stained coat. It's a scene ripped straight from the biblical story of Joseph, and the heartbreaking moment Jacob, his father, is presented with wha...

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