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.

When Prayers Are Heard and Godly

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 100:2

Da'at Tevunot, a profound text of Jewish thought, offers a particularly insightful perspective. It starts with a fundamental assertion: everything God does isn't actually rooted in...

PrayerWisdom

Way of Understanding

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 106:1

It grapples with this very question. Here's the thing: the text points out a subtle but crucial difference in the way we describe creation. It says that God "creates negativity" an...

Mysticism

Path of Discernment

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 110:1

But what is that lack, really? Is it something in itself, a separate force in the universe? Or is it something else entirely? That's the question that Da'at Tevunot, a fascinating ...

Mysticism

Path of Discernment

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 114:1

Let's delve into a passage from Da'at Tevunot, a work of Jewish thought, that explores this very idea. The text suggests that when we speak of God creating the world, we need to co...

Mysticism

Communal Prayer and Breishit

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 116:1

We're going to delve into a fascinating idea from Da'at Tevunot, a work that explores the nature of divine knowledge and creation. The text presents a crucial point: even though ev...

Prayer

Way of Understanding

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 116:3

It grapples with a fundamental question: why would the Divine, in all its perfection, choose to involve itself with a world that, let's face it, often feels pretty imperfect? The a...

Divine Names

Wonders of Genesis

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 118:1

Jewish tradition grapples with this very idea – the impermanence of creation, and the hope for something more lasting. In Da'at Tevunot, a work of Jewish philosophy, the "Intellect...

Creation

Stranger in a Strange Land

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 118:5

We often think of good and evil as two distinct, opposing forces, but what if evil isn't a thing in itself, but rather a lack of something? That's the fascinating idea explored in ...

Exile

He Remembered

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 120:1

According to Da'at Tevunot, a key text in Jewish thought, the story starts with God, who is, of course, entirely good. But how does a world filled with both good and, well, not-so-...

Mysticism