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.

Joseph the Ruler of Egyptians

Josephus Against Apion 11:1

The writer Josephus, in his work Against Apion, deals with just such an argument. He's responding to the claims of a fellow named Apion, who’s taking potshots at the Jewish people....

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Joseph Among the Fathers and Angeas

Book of Jasher Jasher 60

But this tale comes from a different, less-known source: The Book of Jasher. Specifically, we’re diving into Chapter 60. Now, the Book of Jasher isn't part of the standard biblical...

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Joseph Among the Fathers and Gath

Book of Jasher Jasher 75

Today, we're diving into a fascinating, if somewhat tragic, tale from the Book of Jasher, a non-canonical Jewish text that fills in gaps left by the Torah. Our story unfolds in Egy...

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Pharaoh's Dreams

Ginzberg Vol. 2

Today, we're diving into the fascinating story of Pharaoh's dreams, a pivotal moment in the biblical narrative of Joseph. Now, Joseph, as you might remember, was languishing in an ...

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Isaiah in Joseph's Time

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 30:22

It points out that throughout history, moments of perceived progress, of tikkun (repair) have often been limited in scope. They primarily benefited Israel, while the rest of the wo...

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Joseph's Vision and Aleph

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 39:4

Jewish tradition understands dreams not just as random firings of neurons, but as potential pathways to profound insight. The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, delves dee...

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Righteousness of Joseph and Sephirot

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 73:11

to a passage from Tikkunei Zohar 73. The Tikkunei Zohar, a companion volume to the Zohar, is a deep, often esoteric exploration of the Torah, using symbolism and allegory to reveal...

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Birth of Rachel and Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:146

Her story, as told in Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, is filled with love, loss, and a touch of the mystical. When her son Joseph was born, she named him Yosef, which means ...

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Jacob: Judah in Battle

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:275

The enemy still holds the ground, their grip seemingly unbreakable. What do you do when you've given it everything and it's still not enough? For Judah, the answer was to dig deepe...

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