Parshat Shemot

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The Israelites' enslavement in Egypt, the birth of Moses, Moses at the burning bush, and God's call to liberate His people. Exodus 1:1-6:1.

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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Pharaoh: Joseph's Vision

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:179

It’s a story filled with twists, turns, and a whole lot of divine intervention. It's the story of Joseph. After Joseph correctly interprets Pharaoh's dreams, foretelling seven year...

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Pharaoh: Trial of Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:213

The tension, the unspoken words hanging in the air… it’s almost unbearable, isn't it? That's the kind of scene unfolding between Joseph and his brothers in Egypt, a reunion thick w...

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Pharaoh: Jacob and the Patriarchs

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:342

When Joseph's brothers stood before Pharaoh, they made it crystal clear: Egypt wasn't the final destination. It was a temporary stop, a place to weather a storm. They weren't plann...

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Death of Joseph and Pharaoh

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:418

You're not alone. Even Joseph, the powerful vizier of Egypt, had to navigate those tricky waters. Imagine the scene: Jacob, Joseph's father and the patriarch of the Israelite peopl...

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Pharaoh in Jewish Tradition

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:462

That feeling, that sense of insignificance, is something the Israelites must have grappled with constantly in ancient Egypt. Imagine them, a people struggling under the yoke of Pha...

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Death of Joseph of Pharaoh

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:463

Just as he was gentle with them, he became a helper and counselor to the Egyptians. And when Pharaoh passed away, the old king had one final request: that Joseph be a father figure...

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Covenant of Moses and Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:493

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...

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