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Jacob, nearing his end, isn't just dictating his will. He's imparting something far more profound. He turns to Joseph, his favored son, the one who rose to power in Egypt. "And tho...
That's the tightrope Joseph walked in the Book of Genesis, and the sages, in their boundless wisdom, expanded on it in the Legends of the Jews. We all know the story: Joseph, the f...
We know the broad strokes from the Torah: sold into slavery, rises in power, resists temptation. But what about the details, the everyday challenges of being a righteous man in a f...
It's just the beginning of a whole new chapter! After Joseph's incredible rise, having gone from enslaved prisoner to second-in-command, he needed a wife. And the Bible tells us (G...
Joseph, the one they sold into slavery years before, is now a powerful figure. He could have sought revenge. He had every reason to. But, as our text from Legends of the Jews point...
Reuben admits, "Now I confess my sin, that ofttimes I longed to kill him, for I hated him from the bottom of my heart… and I desired to destroy him from off the land of the living....
His story is more than just a rise from slavery to power in Egypt. It’s a blueprint for how to live a life steeped in compassion. The text we're looking at today comes from Ginzber...
And when we look at the story of Joseph, the biblical hero, we find a fascinating answer. Joseph, sold into slavery in Egypt, faces temptation at every turn. But he remains steadfa...
The Torah, and the Rabbis, have some thoughts on that. to a fascinating little piece from Bereshit Rabbah 84, a midrash (exegetical interpretation) on the Book of Genesis. It all c...
