Parshat Vayeshev

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Joseph's dreams and his brothers' jealousy, Joseph sold into slavery, Judah and Tamar, and Joseph in Potiphar's house and prison. Genesis 37:1-40:23.

Covenant of Joseph and Simon

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:22

That’s the story of Joseph, and it starts in a pretty dark place. The brothers, consumed by jealousy, were plotting against him. Reuben, trying to mitigate the situation, suggested...

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Trial of Joseph and Zebulon

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:24

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 ...

Hell/GehennaJosephShabbat

Kingdom of Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:33

Sometimes, the answers are hidden in stories… stories that stretch back millennia. Take, for example, the story of Joseph, sold into slavery by his own brothers. A heartbreaking be...

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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...

PatriarchsJoseph

Trial of Reuben

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:74

Take, for example, the story of Joseph and his brothers. We know about the coat, the jealousy, the slavery in Egypt… but what about their lives outside of that central drama? Inter...

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Trial of Joseph and Egyptian

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:99

We all know the story – Joseph, sold into slavery, rises through the ranks in the house of Potiphar, an Egyptian official. But it wasn't all smooth sailing. Potiphar's wife, well, ...

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Marriage of Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:131

to a dramatic moment from the story of Joseph, or Yosef, as he's known in Hebrew, and Potiphar's wife. We know the story: Joseph, sold into slavery in Egypt, rises through the rank...

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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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Joseph's Vision and Pharaoh

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:148

He's interpreting dreams in prison. It all seems so straightforward in the biblical narrative. But let's dig a little deeper, shall we? The Torah tells us that Joseph correctly for...

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