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I'm talking about Joseph, of course, and his brothers. We know the story: Joseph, sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, rises to power in Egypt, and then, years later, fate br...
Take Joseph, for instance. His story is one of dramatic ups and downs, from slavery to becoming second-in-command in Egypt. But how did he find love? The answer, according to the a...
As Joseph lay on his deathbed, he made his brethren swear a solemn oath. He didn't just ask it of them, but instructed them to have their sons swear it too: when God would finally ...
The Israelites, after witnessing incredible plagues and finally being released from Pharaoh's grip, found themselves trapped between the sea and the pursuing Egyptian army. Talk ab...
And trust me, the list is pretty surprising. The passage we're looking at today focuses on Psalm 80, specifically the verse "Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh." Now, these are...
The famine in the land was brutal. The people were starving. Desperate, Jacob turned to his sons: "Go again," he pleaded, "and procure food for us, that we die not." But his sons w...
The Torah tells us the broad strokes, but some of the details… well, they’re just fascinating. Let's pick up the thread as the story continues its winding path toward Egypt. The br...
That’s kind of where we find Mirod, Pharaoh’s chief butler, in this story from Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg). Pharaoh, you see, is in a right state. He's had these terrifying drea...
The scene: Joseph, now a powerful figure in Egypt, has just made a demand. He wants one of his brothers to stay behind as a hostage, a guarantee of their good faith. It's a tense m...
